Expanding the American mind : books and the popularization of knowledge /
Luey, Beth.
Amherst, Mass. : University of Massachusetts Press,
c2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Non : the prefix that changes what, and how, we read -- A brief history of popularization -- A highly educated public -- From Snow to Sokal -- Academic philanthropists -- Writing to be read -- From author to reader -- Why we read.
Books and reading
Communication in learning and scholarship
Authors and readers
Publishers and publishing