Voluntary societies and government initiatives stimulated the growth of reading communities in South Africa in the second half of the nineteenth century. A system of Parliamentary grants to establish public libraries in country towns and villages nurtured a lively reading culture. A condition was th...

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1. Verfasser:	Dick, Archie L. ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2020
Schriftenreihe:	Cambridge elements
Schlagworte:	Books and reading / South Africa / History / 19th century Books and reading / South Africa / History / 20th century
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	Voluntary societies and government initiatives stimulated the growth of reading communities in South Africa in the second half of the nineteenth century. A system of Parliamentary grants to establish public libraries in country towns and villages nurtured a lively reading culture. A condition was that the library should be open free-of-charge to the general public. This became one more reading space, and others included book societies, reading societies, literary societies, debating societies, mechanics institutes, and mutual improvement societies. This Element explains how reading communities used these spaces to promote cultural and literary development in a unique ethos of improvement, and to raise political awareness in South Africa's colonial transition to a Union government and racial segregation
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Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (93 Seiten) Karte
ISBN:	9781108887076
DOI:	10.1017/9781108887076