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dc.contributor.authorLarrea, Carlotaen
dc.contributor.authorWeedon, Alexisen
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T09:27:17Zen
dc.date.available2015-12-08T09:27:17Zen
dc.date.issued2007-08-28en
dc.identifier.citationLarrea, C., Weedon, A. (2007) 'Celebrating Book Culture: The Aims and Outcomes of UNESCOs World Book and Copyright Day in Europe', Publishing Research Quarterly 23 (3):224en
dc.identifier.issn1053-8801en
dc.identifier.issn1936-4792en
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12109-007-9015-1en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10547/583394en
dc.description.abstractWorld Book and Copyright Day was established by a resolution of the 28th General Council of UNESCO in 1995. Its avowed aim was ‘to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity.’ This article examines the context for World Book and Copyright Day, the extent to which cultural and commercial interests have converged in the activities of the day and argues that an analysis of the activities of the day reveal a specifically European attitude to book culture.
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dc.relation.urlhttp://link.springer.com/10.1007/s12109-007-9015-1en
dc.rightsArchived with thanks to Publishing Research Quarterlyen
dc.subjectUNESCO World Book Dayen
dc.subjectpublishingen
dc.subjectUNESCOen
dc.subjectWorld Book Dayen
dc.subjectcultureen
dc.subjectcelebration flag dayen
dc.subjectmedia policyen
dc.subjectUnited Nationsen
dc.subjectreadingen
dc.titleCelebrating book culture: the aims and outcomes of UNESCOs World Book and Copyright Day in Europeen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Bedfordshireen
dc.identifier.journalPublishing Research Quarterlyen
html.description.abstractWorld Book and Copyright Day was established by a resolution of the 28th General Council of UNESCO in 1995. Its avowed aim was ‘to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity.’ This article examines the context for World Book and Copyright Day, the extent to which cultural and commercial interests have converged in the activities of the day and argues that an analysis of the activities of the day reveal a specifically European attitude to book culture.


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