Gatekeepers of knowledge:a consideration of the library, the book and the scholar in the western world
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Chandos,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford |
Publication Dates: | 2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xi, 134 p.: ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781843345060 (hbk.) 1843345064 (hbk.) 1843345056 (pbk.) 9781843345053 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | G259 |
CLC: | G259.19 |
Call Number: | G259.19/Z43 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-129) and index. Throughout its history, the western library has played a significant role in bringing the book into the hands of western scholars. This title analyses that history: examining constructs of librarianship, publishing, and scholarship within that history as gate keeping access to knowledge. |