The book
Subtitle: a world transformed
By: edited by Eduardo Portella ; with contributions by Rafael Argullol ... [et al.].
Contributors: Portella, Eduardo, 1932-; Argullol, Rafael, 1949-
Series: The Philosopher's library; Philosopher's library (Paris, France)
Publisher: UNESCO
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: Books and reading -- Sociological aspects.; Books -- History.; Civilization, Modern.; Globalization.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: value: Books in the global dialogue of cultures / Zygmunt Bauman; value: Speech, writing and the subject / Georges B. Kutukdjian; value: A parable on books in the global culture / Francisco Delich; value: Literature and books in Uganda's cultural framework / Goretti Kyomuhendo; value: The end of culture and the last book / Sérgio Paulo Rouanet; value: At the heart of language / Emmanuel Carneiro Leão; value: Library, liberty / Gianni Vattimo; value: About the story of a life / Gerd Bornheim; value: The library of Robinson Crusoe / Alberto Manguel; value: The information era and the use of books / Barbara Freitag; value: The new literates of the network society / Gloria López Morales; value: Books between African memory and anticipation / Jean-Godefroy Bidima; value: Metamorphoses of the book and of reading / Maurice Aymard; value: Written culture in the globalization era : what future for books? / Milagros del Corral; value: The word, the image and the humanities / Masahiro Hamashita; value: Complicities / Rafael Argullol; value: The paths of books / Michel Maffesoli.