书目名称 | Regenerating Regional Culture | 副标题 | A Study of the Inter | 编辑 | Jane Frank | 视频video | | 概述 | Locates book towns as places that simultaneously preserve past technologies while actively participating in contemporary global communications.Identifies book shops in book towns as ‘third places’ whe | 丛书名称 | Sociology of the Arts | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | This book explores the significance of the international book town movement and its impact on contemporary society. It examines how book towns have emerged and how their culture and unique characteristics help to explain a steadily growing phenomenon that has enabled peripheral communities around the world to reclaim their economic futures and impact on the cultural sphere as increasingly powerful sites and sources of creativity.. .Regenerating Regional Culture. assesses why, at a time when the book industry is experiencing a profound transformation, book towns are proliferating in Europe and across the globe. It acknowledges the role of the book as a catalyst for this significant cultural activity and development. The book is shown to be a unique and pivotal item of cultural consumption, a remarkable artefact and, more than ever before, a springboard for contemporary cultural debate. This work investigates how the reanimation of these ‘down-on-their-luck’ towns is attracting, through a combination of nostalgia, history and cultural heritage, a growing middle class cohort who seek both intellectual stimulation and opportunities for serious leisure and wellbeing.. . This book will p | 出版日期 | Book 2018 | 关键词 | Rural community; Global tourism; Book Towns; Book Towns as Third Places; Books as Sacred Objects; Regener | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65036-4 | isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-87932-1 | isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-65036-4Series ISSN 2569-1414 Series E-ISSN 2569-1406 | issn_series | 2569-1414 | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 |
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