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The written word in the medieval Arabic lands: a social and cultural history of reading practices

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9780748642564 (hbk.)
ISBN	0748642564 (hbk.)
Author	Hirschler, Konrad
Title	The written word in the medieval Arabic lands : a social and cultural history of reading practices / [by] Konrad Hirschler
Publisher	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2012
Physical desc.	vi, 234 p., [16] p. of plates ; ill. (some col.), plans ; 25 cm.
Bibliography etc.	Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-227) and index.
Contents	Introduction -- Reading and writerly culture -- A city is reading: popular and scholarly reading sessions -- Learning to read: popularisation and the written word in children's schools -- Local endowed libraries and their readers -- Popular reading practices -- Conclusion.
Subject	Books and reading -- Egypt -- History -- To 1500
	Books and reading -- Syria -- History -- To 1500
	Books and reading -- Arab countries -- T 1500
	Written communication -- Egypt -- History -- To 1500
	Written communication -- Egypt -- History -- To 1500
	Written communication -- Arab countries -- History -- To 1500

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