ISBN: 9788024646619 - A Nation of Bookworms?: Czechs as Readers (17 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. Nation of Bookworms takes an in-depth look at the reading culture of the Czech Republic--the country with the highest number of libraries per capita worldwide. Drawing on studies and oral interviews of Czech readers conducted by the National Library of the Czech Republic and the Institute of Czech Literature between 2007 and 2018, the book presents intriguing new research on Czech readership and society. Jirí Trávnícek deftly sifts through hard data and first-person reportage, illuminating the myriad components that make up reading culture, such as print-reading, screen-reading, libraries, book sales, the social lives of readers, time spent reading, and reading preferences. Trávnícek also takes a global look at literary love, exploring the parallels between the reading cultures of other countries and the Czechs' unique fervor for the written word. Nation of Bookworms is essential reading for bibliophiles on every continent.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Nation of Bookworms takes an in-depth look at the reading culture of the Czech Republic--the country with the highest number of libraries per capita worldwide. Drawing on studies and oral interviews of Czech readers conducted by the National Library of the Czech Republic and the Institute of Czech Literature between 2007 and 2018, the book presents intriguing new research on Czech readership and society. Jiri Travnicek deftly sifts through hard data and first-person reportage, illuminating the myriad components that make up reading culture, such as print-reading, screen-reading, libraries, book sales, the social lives of readers, time spent reading, and reading preferences. Travnicek also takes a global look at literary love, exploring the parallels between the reading cultures of other countries and the Czechs unique fervor for the written word. Nation of Bookworms is essential reading for bibliophiles on every continent. Czechs as Readers. Nation of Bookworms takes an in-depth look at the reading culture of the Czech Republic--the country with the highest number of libraries per capita worldwide. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Softcover. Condition: As New. The Czechs as Readers: Reading in Times of Civilizational Fatigue. Nation of Bookworms? je v komparativni perspektive urcena zahranicnim ctenarum a predstavuje ceskou populaci z hlediska ctenarske kultury. Vychodiskem jsou statisticke vyzkumy ctenaru a cteni (2007, 2010, 2013 a 2018, ktere organizovala Narodni knihovna CR s Ustavem pro ceskou literaturu AV CR, a oralni vyzkum konany v letech 2009-2015 metodou ctenarskych zivotopisu. Jednotlive kapitoly kontextualizuji ceske kulturni realie a analyzuji jednotlive segmenty a jevy ctenarske kultury - cteni, digitalni cteni, verejne knihovny, knizni trh, ctenarskou socializaci (skola, rodina), cas venovany cteni i hodnotove preference (nejoblibenejsi tituly a autori) ad. Autor klade otazky po hlavnich rysech ceske ctenarske kultury dnes, v case probihajici digi-revoluce, jakoz i po tom, cim se odlisuje od ctenarskych kultur v jinych zemich. Kniha obsahuje mnozstvi uzitecnych tabulek a grafu. …

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Nation of Bookworms takes an in-depth look at the reading culture of the Czech Republic--the country with the highest number of libraries per capita worldwide. Drawing on studies and oral interviews of Czech readers conducted by the National Library of the Czech Republic and the Institute of Czech Literature between 2007 and 2018, the book presents intriguing new research on Czech readership and society. Jiri Travnicek deftly sifts through hard data and first-person reportage, illuminating the myriad components that make up reading culture, such as print-reading, screen-reading, libraries, book sales, the social lives of readers, time spent reading, and reading preferences. Travnicek also takes a global look at literary love, exploring the parallels between the reading cultures of other countries and the Czechs unique fervor for the written word. Nation of Bookworms is essential reading for bibliophiles on every continent. Czechs as Readers. Nation of Bookworms takes an in-depth look at the reading culture of the Czech Republic--the country with the highest number of libraries per capita worldwide. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Nation of Bookworms takes an in-depth look at the reading culture of the Czech Republic--the country with the highest number of libraries per capita worldwide. Drawing on studies and oral interviews of Czech readers conducted by the National Library of the Czech Republic and the Institute of Czech Literature between 2007 and 2018, the book presents intriguing new research on Czech readership and society. Jirí Trávnícek deftly sifts through hard data and first-person reportage, illuminating the myriad components that make up reading culture, such as print-reading, screen-reading, libraries, book sales, the social lives of readers, time spent reading, and reading preferences. Trávnícek also takes a global look at literary love, exploring the parallels between the reading cultures of other countries and the Czechs' unique fervor for the written word. Nation of Bookworms is essential reading for bibliophiles on every continent.…