In 1979 Elizabeth Eisenstein provided the first full-scale treatment of the fifteenth-century printing revolution in the West in her monumental two-volume work, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change. This abridged edition, after summarising the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops, goes on to discuss how printing challenged traditional institutions and affected three major cultural movements: the Renaissance, the Reformation and the rise of modern science. Also included is a later essay which aims to demonstrate that the cumulative processes created by printing are likely to persist despite the recent development of new communications technologies.
By:
Elizabeth L. Eisenstein Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions:
Height: 215mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 580g ISBN:9781107632752 ISBN 10: 1107632757 Series:Canto Classics Pages: 406 Publication Date:29 March 2012 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe
'This is a good and important book ... the author's clear and forceful style makes it a pleasure to read.' The New York Review of Books