{"product_id":"the-coming-of-the-book-isbn-9781844676330","title":"The Coming of the Book","description":"The emergence of the book was not merely an event of world historical importance, but the dawn of modernity. In this much praised work, Lucien Febvre and Henri-Jean Martin mesh together economic and technological history, sociology and anthropology, with the study of consciousness itself to root the development of printing in the changing social relations and ideological struggles of Western Europe. Now that the printed page may become a thing of the past, \u003ci\u003eThe Coming of the Book\u003c\/i\u003e is more pertinent than ever.“It is one of the most exciting scholarly books ever written on printing ... This book is serious work—marvelously rich and stimulating.”—Hugh Trevor-Roper, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It ranks easily among the most consequential works of recent French scholarship.”—\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucien Febvre\u003c\/b\u003e, who died in 1956, was cofounder of the influential journal \u003ci\u003eAnnales\u003c\/i\u003e, and is widely recognized as one of the foremost historians of the twentieth century. His other books include \u003ci\u003eA Geographical Introduction to History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Problem of Unbelief in the Sixteenth Century: The Religion of Rabelais\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife in Renaissance France\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenri-Jean Martin\u003c\/b\u003e was a distinguished historian of the development of early printing. His other publications include \u003ci\u003eThe French Book: Religion, Absolutism and Readership, 1585–1715\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe History and Power of Writing\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299813019877,"sku":"NP9781844676330","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781844676330.jpg?v=1767738757","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-coming-of-the-book-isbn-9781844676330","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}