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The history of the book became an acknowledged academic discipline in the latter half of the 20th century. It was fostered by William Ivins Jr.'s Prints and Visual Communication (1953) and Henri-Jean Martin and Lucien Febvre's L'apparition du livre (The Coming of the Book: The Impact of Printing, 1450–1800) in 1958 as well as Marshall McLuhan's Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man ...
This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. History books by century (28 C) History books by topic (29 C) History books by type (7 C)
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind ( Hebrew: קיצור תולדות האנושות, Qitzur Toldot ha-Enoshut) is a book by Yuval Noah Harari, first published in Hebrew in Israel in 2011 based on a series of lectures Harari taught at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and in English in 2014.
History (derived from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía) 'inquiry; knowledge acquired by investigation') [1] is the systematic study and documentation of the human past. [2] [3] The period of events before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. [4] ". History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the ...
Publication place. United Kingdom. What Is History? is a 1961 non-fiction book by historian E. H. Carr on historiography. It discusses history, facts, the bias of historians, science, morality, individuals and society, and moral judgements in history. The book originated in a series of lectures given by Carr in 1961 at the University of Cambridge.
Book History is the official publication of the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing. It was established in 1998 and is published annually by the Johns Hopkins University Press . Book History is an academic journal devoted to the history of the book, i.e. the history of the creation, dissemination, and reception of ...
Merle Curti Award. Organization of American Historians. Best book in American social and/or American intellectual history. Since 1978. Millia Davenport Publication Award. Costume Society of America. recognizes and promotes excellence in the publication of costume, dress, appearance, and fashion related scholarship.
Books about economic history (7 C, 86 P) History books about ethnic groups (6 C, 17 P) History books about exploration (14 P)