Gandhi's printing press experiments in slow reading

Gandhi's printing press : experiments in slow reading / Isabel Hofmeyr.

Author/creator	Hofmeyr, Isabel
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Cambridge, Mass. ; London, England : Harvard University Press,
Description	218 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948--Political and social views. Indian opinion (Durban, South Africa) Reading--Political aspects. Newspaper presses--South Africa --History. Newspaper publishing--South Africa --History. Printing industry--Indian Ocean Region --History. East Indians--Attitudes. Great Britain--Colonies --Public opinion.

Contents	Introduction : a Gandhian theory of text : reading, speed and sovereignty -- Printing cultures in the Indian Ocean world -- Gandhi's printing press : a biography -- Indian Opinion : texts in transit -- Binding pamphlets, summarizing India -- A Gandhian theory of reading : the reader as satyagrahi -- Conclusion : "no rights reserved" : reading and sovereignty then and now -- Appendix : pamphlets reprinted from Indian Opinion.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012031196
ISBN	9780674072794 (alk. paper)

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