Reading in changing society

The changing state of reading and its fate in the digitalised world is one of the core issues in the contemporary debates about the future of culture. The central position of the printed word, and primarily, books as the most valuable cultural medium and the main source of knowledge, are becoming qu...

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Main Author: Lauristin, Marju (auth)
Other Authors: Vihalemm, Peeter (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Tartu University of Tartu Press 2014
Series:Studies in Reading and Book Culture
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