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ERIC Number: EJ487245
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0018-7526
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A History of the Book in America.
Johnson, Janis
Humanities, v14 n6 p9-12 Nov-Dec 1993
Asserts that, as society moves into an electronic age, the examination of the historical role of printed materials is developing as a new field of study. Reports on a project that will examine the history of the book in the United States and its significance in shaping and mirroring U.S. democratic values. (CFR)
Descriptors: Books, Cultural Context, Democracy, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Literacy, Postsecondary Education, Publishing Industry, Reading Attitudes, Reading Materials, Social History, Social Influences, Social Values, United States History
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Community; Practitioners
Language: English
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