Reading is both a social process and a social formation, as this book illustrates across centuries and cultural contexts. Highlighting links evident in reading

Reading is both a social process and a social formation, as this book illustrates across centuries and cultural contexts. Highlighting links evident in reading

Winner of the 2022 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles Samizdat, the production and circulation of texts outside official channels, was an integral part of life

This book unpacks recent changes in the landscape of literature and language teaching, and aims to find new explanations for the altered relationships between r

Reveals the experience of reading in many cultures and across the agesShows the experiences of ordinary readers in Scotland, Australasia, Russia, and ChinaExplo