《The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe》是2005年9月12日Cambridge University Press出版的圖書，作者是Elizabeth L. Eisenstein。
基本介紹
- 中文名：The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe
- 作者：Elizabeth L. Eisenstein
- 出版社：Cambridge University Press
- 出版時間：2005年9月12日
- ISBN：9780521607742
內容簡介
Although the importance of the advent of printing for the Western world has long been recognized, it was Elizabeth Eisenstein, in her monumental, two-volume work, The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe, who provided the first full-scale treatment of the subject. This illustrated and abridged edition gives a stimulating survey of the communications revolution of the fifteenth century. After summarizing the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops, it goes on to discuss how printing affected three major cultural movements: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the rise of modern science. This new edition includes a new essay discussing recent controversies provoked by the first edition and reaffirms the thesis that the advent of printing entailed a communications revolution. Fully-illustrated and annotated, the book argues that the cumulative processes set in motion with the advent of printing are likely to persist despite the recent development of new communications technologies.
