Regenerating Regional Culture A Study of the International Book Town Movement /

• Main Author: Frank, Jane (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Sociology of the Arts ,
• Subjects: Culture.; Sociology, Urban.; Management.; Sports-Sociological aspects.; Books-History.; Sociology of Culture.; Urban Studies/Sociology.; Cultural Management.; Sociology of Sport and Leisure.; History of the Book.

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 th...