Sterling Joseph Coleman Jr.

How Books, Reading and Subscription Libraries Defined Colonial Clubland in the British Empire (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines how books, reading and subscription libraries were used by the British to vet the "proper sort"-clubbable indigenous elite-as they culturally, economically and socially navigated their way towards membership in colonial clubland.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000080865
• Artikelnr.: 59554758

Autorenporträt

Sterling Joseph Coleman, Jr. is currently serving as the Director of Library Services at Clark State Community College in Springfield, Ohio.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Rise of the British Colonial Book Trade 2. Colonial Clubs, Clubland and Clubbability 3. Crises in the British Metropolis and Colonies 4. The Penang Library: A Survivor in Paradise 5. The General Library of the Institute of Jamaica: A Road Paved with Good Intentions 6. The Lagos Library: A Book Club by Any Other Name 7. Shifts in the British Metropolis and Colonies. Conclusion