A New Book Culture in the Digital Age?
Cultures are complex, versatile concepts. A concept of book culture, as it has been presented within the context of this work, can only describe some but not all aspects and offer a starting point for future discussion. Book culture is a construct of – ju
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Stephanie Kurschus
European Book Cultures Diversity as a Challenge
Dr. Stephanie Kurschus Frankfurt, Deutschland Die vorliegende Arbeit wurde vom Fachbereich 05 – Philosophie und Philologie der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz im Jahr 2013 als Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktors der Philosophie (Dr. phil.) angenommen. Referent: Prof. Dr. Ernst Fischer Korreferent: Prof. Dr. Christoph Bläsi Tag des Prüfungskolloquiums: 20.September 2013
ISBN 978-3-658-08059-4 ISBN 978-3-658-08060-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-658-08060-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2014957490 Springer VS © Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer VS is a brand of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
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Preface
With regard to the field of book studies, the present work addresses two topics which have previously not often been discussed. For instance, it applies the transnational approach to book studies; an approach that is frequently used in the context of economics. The present work attempted to dissolve the established national perspectives, that are often the basis for studying the book, and to follow the example of recent studies, such as Reading Beyond the Book1, which focused on the UK, USA and Canada. Secondly, the combination of theoretical and statistical analyses is new to books studies: statistical methods to understand and to analyse book culture have never been applied before, especially since there has been no common concept of book culture. Since the completion of this work in the February of 2013, two major developments have taken place, which would have had an impact on the results of the analyses. The special status awarded to books within the European Unions member states has recently been illustrated by developments in France. As its second largest book st
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