The Impact of the Book on Asymmetric Civilization

Milena I Tsvetkova (1)

1 Софийски университет = Sofia University

To what extend books and reading can be included in the project of the “asymmetrical civilization”? The point is, that the book by nature is politically active, because of the fact that along with many other functions the reforming function is inherent to the book. Often it has invisible, but definite role in the personal, public and global projects. In global aspect it turned out that reading will present the overall surprises.

Mots clés: literacy; Reading studies; asymmetric information; book studies; asymmetry; reading habits; social separation; class distinction; literary reading on paper and screen; impact of new media in the reading culture

Domaines: Education; Sociologie; Science politique

Milena I Tsvetkova. The Impact of the Book on Asymmetric Civilization. In: LiterNet, 2006, 80 (7), ⟨10.5281/zenodo.1439130⟩. ⟨hal-01851095⟩