Agnes Gehbald (Switzerland Universitat Bern)

A Colonial Book Market

Peruvian Print Culture in the Age of Enlightenment

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Latin American Studies
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 159mm x 236mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 746g
• ISBN-13: 9781009360852
• ISBN-10: 100936085X
• Artikelnr.: 67159661

Autorenporträt

Agnes Gehbald is a Lecturer in Modern History at Bern University. Her research focuses on the study of printing and book history, the Viceroyalty of Peru, and transatlantic connections. This is her first book.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: a social history of books; 1. Colonial confines; 2. Growing supplies; 3. An expanding market; 4. Bestselling genres; 5. The reach of reading material; 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; Bibliography; Index.