{"product_id":"9783032294043","title":"De-Centring the History of Reading Volume 2, From Totalitarian Reading to the New Media Turn","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Directions in Book History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDe-Centring the History of Reading\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eVolume 2, From Totalitarian Reading to the New Media Turn\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichael Wögerbauer | Claire Madl | Jiřina Šmejkalová\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume is part of \u003cem\u003eDecentring the History of Reading\u003c\/em\u003e, a two-volume project that rethinks the history of reading from a Central European perspective. Focusing on overlooked sources and contexts, it examines how reading practices evolved under conditions of political upheaval, ideological control, and media transformation. Covering the late 1940s to the present, the contributions explore reading under authoritarian regimes, state socialism, and post-socialist transition. A case-study approach highlights the diversity of reading practices and the agency of readers across institutional settings and social groups, from officially guided reading to informal and alternative circuits. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eParticular attention is given to the interplay between centralized cultural policies—censorship, regulation, and campaigns to shape the socialist “new reader”—and everyday practices. Under conditions of scarcity and control, reading emerges as a space of negotiation, appropriation, social engagement and participation. The volume offers new perspectives on reading in modern societies and will interest scholars of book history, literary and cultural studies, and the social life of texts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Wögerbauer\u003c\/strong\u003e (Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague) researches literary communication in multilingual Central Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClaire Madl\u003c\/strong\u003e (CEFRES, CNRS, Prague) studies the social practices of reading, writing, and publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJiřina Šmejkalová\u003c\/strong\u003e (Charles University, Prague) specialises in Cold War book history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 September 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032294043\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e261\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49941209383052,"sku":"9783032294043","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032294043.jpg?v=1781059662","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032294043","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}