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1 online resource |
| Series |
Cambridge Latin American studies |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half-title page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Maps -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Language, Book Titles, and Units -- Currency -- Units -- Print Formats -- Introduction: A Social History of Books -- Time Frame and Book Structure -- 1 Colonial Confines -- 1.1 Illiteracy -- 1.2 Legal Barriers -- 1.3 Material Difficulties -- 2 Growing Supplies -- 2.1 Workshops in Lima -- 2.2 Overseas Imports -- 2.3 Demand and Illicit Publications -- 3 An Expanding Market -- 3.1 Shops, Stalls, and Routes |
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3.2 Broad Assortments -- 3.3 The Cost of Books -- 4 Bestselling Genres -- 4.1 American Affairs -- 4.2 A Single Calendar -- 4.3 Spanish Manuals -- 5 The Reach of Reading Material -- 5.1 Acquisition -- 5.2 New Owners -- 5.3 Storage, Display, and Use -- Conclusion: A Community of Readers across the Atlantic -- Appendix A: Bibliographic Categories -- Appendix B: Printing Workshops in Lima, c. 1760-1820 -- Appendix C: Book Trade Personnel in Lima, 1770-1822 -- Appendix D: Map of the Sites of Printing and Bookselling in Lima, 1760-1822 -- Appendix E: Boxes with Books Imported to Callao, 1776-1818 |
| Summary |
Tracing the variety of printed commodities that were circulating in the urban sphere, Agnes Gehbald provides a comprehensive study of print culture in Peru in the decades before Independence. An important volume for those interested in the history of books beyond the European market |
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Book industries and trade -- Peru -- History -- 18th century
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Book industries and trade -- Peru -- History -- 19th century
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Books and reading -- Peru -- History -- 18th century
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Books and reading -- Peru -- History -- 19th century
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781009360876 |
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1009360876 |
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