Book Makers [Hardback]British Publishing in the Twentieth Centuryby Iain StevensonThis book is OUT OF PRINT You may be able to find a copy at ABE Books Description of Book MakersThis is the only general survey of British publishing as a history over the twentieth century. It aims to look at how publishing companies and their owners and staffs were organised and how their output responded to the wider social, economic and cultural trends of the period. It concentrates on the key figures like William Heinemann, Allen Lane, Paul Hamlyn and Robert Maxwell but also looks at less well known but often very significant figures whose contributions were also vital. The study reveals a fascinating and dynamic industry that was influential not only for literary history, but also for the history of education, and general cultural history at home and abroad. Its spread is broad and it considers not only fiction and trade publishing but also scholarly, academic, scientific, children's, technical, medical and professional publishing. It reveals a fascinating tale of creative genius, individual endeavour, personal idiosyncrasy, occasional duplicity and bad behaviour and far-sighted vision that over the century made British book publishing the best in the world and still underlies its role today.Title Information
Write a review of this book Customer Reviews from AmazonAbout Iain StevensonEducation and academic qualifications, honours and awards: MA Hons (Glasgow). MA (Simon Fraser University),PhD. (London). Liveryman, Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, Freeman of the City of London, Newbigin Prize of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (1973 and 2006). Current institutional affiliations (e.g. professional societies to which you belong): Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP). |
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