James Raven
Ashgate
Hardback
272
2000
Publishing? in the sense of making print public embraces the free and often unsolicited distribution of religious literature political propaganda and civic and personal gifts. The free print examined here includes gift-books advertisements and commemorations the promotion of knowledge institutions and services commercial and philanthropic lobbying religious and missionary activity and political propaganda both official and underground. Broad issues range from the consideration of press finances government intervention and private and institutional patronage to textual familiarity and social ritual.
Ashgate
Hardback
272
2000
Publishing? in the sense of making print public embraces the free and often unsolicited distribution of religious literature political propaganda and civic and personal gifts. The free print examined here includes gift-books advertisements and commemorations the promotion of knowledge institutions and services commercial and philanthropic lobbying religious and missionary activity and political propaganda both official and underground. Broad issues range from the consideration of press finances government intervention and private and institutional patronage to textual familiarity and social ritual.