The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe - Couverture souple

Eisenstein, Elizabeth L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521607744 ISBN 13 : 9780521607742

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Book by Eisenstein Elizabeth L

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Although the importance of the advent of printing for the Western world has long been recognized, it was Elizabeth Eisenstein, in her monumental, two-volume work, The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe, who provided the first full-scale treatment of the subject. This illustrated and abridged edition gives a stimulating survey of the communications revolution of the fifteenth century. After summarizing the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops, it goes on to discuss how printing affected three major cultural movements: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the rise of modern science. This new edition includes a new essay discussing recent controversies provoked by the first edition and reaffirms the thesis that the advent of printing entailed a communications revolution. Fully-illustrated and annotated, the book argues that the cumulative processes set in motion with the advent of printing are likely to persist despite the recent development of new communications technologies.

Biographie de l'auteur

Elizabeth L. Eisenstein is the Alice Freeman Palmer Professor of History (Emerita) at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is the author of many book and articles, including The Printing Press as an Agent of Change (Cambridge, 1979) and Grub Street Abroad: Aspects of the Eighteenth Century French Cosmopolitan Press (1992). In 2002, she was awarded the American Historial Association's Award for Scholarly Distinction.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0521607744
• ISBN 13: 9780521607742
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 406