Reading: A Very Short Introduction

Reading can inform, inspire, emancipate, and motivate us. Down the centuries, it has brought huge educational and social benefits. It can also unleash subversion, and its spread has been accompanied by censorship and control. Belinda Jack explores the global development and impact of reading - from ancient texts to digital texts today.

• | By (Author): Belinda (Fellow And Tutor, Christ Church, Oxford) Jack
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Apr 18, 2019
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 160 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0198820585
• | ISBN-13: 9780198820581