The History of Oxford University Press, Volume III

1896-1970
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-19-956840-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA

Buch, Englisch, 908 Seiten, Format (B × H): 179 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1764 g

Reihe: The History of Oxford University Press

The story of Oxford University Press spans five centuries of printing and publishing. Beginning with the first presses set up in Oxford in the fifteenth century and the later establishment of a university printing house, it leads through the publication of bibles, scholarly works, and the Oxford English Dictionary, to a twentieth-century expansion that created the largest university press in the world, playing a part in research, education, and language learning in
more than 50 countries. With access to extensive archives, The History of OUP traces the impact of long-term changes in printing technology and the business of publishing. It also considers the effects of wider trends in education, reading, and scholarship, in international trade and the spreading
influence of the English language, and in cultural and social history - both in Oxford and through its presence around the world.

The twentieth century brought new horizons to Oxford University Press as offices were opened in the USA (in 1896), Canada, Australia, India, Pakistan, East Asia, and Africa. Wm Roger Louis and 22 expert contributors explore the growth of OUP's publishing, not only in works of scholarship and religion, but also in dictionaries, reference works, and literature for general readers, and in publishing for education and English language teaching. They trace OUP's relationship with the University and
city of Oxford, and its place in London and the international book trade. The volume also considers the technological revolution that led to the decline of the printing business in Oxford, and the new challenges of managing a much larger organization that were identified by the influential Waldock
Report of 1970.

Zielgruppe

Those interested in publishing history, company histories, book history, cultural and industrial history, and the, history of Oxford particularly. It will appeal to academics working and teaching in these subjects, and also to authors, academics, and readers connected with Oxford or OUP.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Louis, W Roger

Louis, Wm. Roger

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Verlagswesen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Unternehmensgeschichte, Einzelne Branchen und Unternehmer
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Industrialisierung
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Buchgeschichte, Bibliotheksgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Evolution of the Press over Three-Quarters of a Century
1: Wm. Roger Louis: Reassessing the History of Oxford University Press, 1896-1970
Part I: The Press in Oxford and London, and Relations with the University
2: William Whyte: Oxford University Press, 1896-1945
3: C. S. Nicholls: Oxford University Press, 1945-1970
4: Amy Flanders: The Press in London, 1896-1970
5: Daniel Raff: The Business of the Press
Part II: Printing, Paper, Machines, and Buildings
6: Martin Maw: The Printer and the Printing House
7: Martin Maw: Wolvercote Mill
8: Martin Maw: Printing Technology, Binding, Readers, and Social Life
9: William Whyte: Architecture, Building Designs, and Jericho
Part III: Publications
10: Alan Bell: Scholarly and Reference Publishing
11: Elizabeth Knowles: Eleven Case Studies in the OUP Publication Process
12: Christopher Stray: Classics
13: Robert Fraser: Educational Books
14: Ron Heapy: Children's Books
15: Terry Hardaker: The Cartographic Department
16: Simon Wright: Music Publishing
17: Simon Eliot: The Press and the British Book Trade
18: Jon Stallworthy: The Editors
Part IV: Worldwide Expansion and Influence
19: Daniel Raff: New York
20: Thorin Tritter: Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
21: Rimi B. Chatterjee and Padmini Ray Murray: India
22: Ali Raza: Pakistan
23: Atalanta Myerson: East Asia
24: Dawn D'Arcy Nell: Africa
Part V: End of an Era
25: Wm. Roger Louis: The Waldock Inquiry, 1967-1970
26: Philip Waller: Scholarly Publishing in the 1960s
27: David McKitterick: Looking Further
Appendices
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Wm. Roger Louis (D.Litt., Oxford), CBE, FBA, is Kerr Professor at the University of Texas and Honorary Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford. A Past President of the American Historical Association, he is Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford History of the British Empire. His books include Ends of British Imperialism (2006).