Print Culture, Agency, and Regionality in the Hand Press Period

Print Culture, Agency, and Regionality in the Hand Press Period explores how people in the British regional print trades exerted their agency through interventions in regional and national politics, as well as their civic, commercial, and cultural contributions. It argues for a new understanding of 'region as part of a network of places, emphasizing opportunities for collaboration and creation.

Format: Hardback
Length: 275 pages
Publication date: 07 April 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

The Hand Press Period in Britain witnessed a vibrant tapestry of print culture, agency, and regionalism, where individuals in the local print trades exerted their agency in diverse ways. They not only made significant civic, commercial, and cultural contributions but also played a crucial role in shaping narratives of local industrial, technological, and ideological progress. This book challenges the notion of print cultures outside of London as provincial by advocating for a fresh perspective that recognizes the region as an integral part of a interconnected network of places. It highlights the opportunities for collaboration and creativity that emerged within these regional print cultures, emphasizing their significant role in larger communities, stretching from the nation to the emerging global consciousness of the time. By delving into the lives and work of printers and publishers outside of London, this collection sheds new light on the strategies of self-representation employed by regional print cultures and their contributions to individual regional identities and national narratives.

The Hand Press Period in Britain witnessed a vibrant tapestry of print culture, agency, and regionalism, where individuals in the local print trades exerted their agency in diverse ways. They not only made significant civic, commercial, and cultural contributions but also played a crucial role in shaping narratives of local industrial, technological, and ideological progress. This book challenges the notion of print cultures outside of London as provincial by advocating for a fresh perspective that recognizes the region as an integral part of a interconnected network of places. It highlights the opportunities for collaboration and creativity that emerged within these regional print cultures, emphasizing their significant role in larger communities, stretching from the nation to the emerging global consciousness of the time. By delving into the lives and work of printers and publishers outside of London, this collection sheds new light on the strategies of self-representation employed by regional print cultures and their contributions to individual regional identities and national narratives.

Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030880545
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022