Reading Palestine: Printing and Literacy, 1900-1948

by Ami Ayalon

Prior to the twentieth century, Arab society in Palestine was predominantly illiterate, with most social and political activities conducted through oral communication. There were no printing presses, no book or periodical production, and no written signs in public places. But a groundswell of change rapidly raised the region's literacy rates, a fascinating transformation explored for the first time in Reading Palestine.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029270593X
• ISBN13: 9780292705937
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"