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Author:

Luey, Beth.

Title:

Expanding the American mind : books and the popularization of knowledge / Beth Luey.

Publisher:

University of Massachusetts Press,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xi, 218 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Books and reading--United States--History.
Communication in learning and scholarship--United States--History.
Authors and readers--United States--History.
Publishers and publishing--United States--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Non : the prefix that changes what, and how, we read -- A brief history of popularization -- A highly educated public -- From Snow to Sokal -- Academic philanthropists -- Writing to be read -- From author to reader -- Why we read.

ISBN:

1558498176 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781558498174 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1558498168 (library cloth : alk. paper)
9781558498167 (library cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)475454147

LCCN:

2010003404

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)