Paraliterary : the making of bad readers in postwar America /
Merve Emre.
- Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, (c)2017.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: pop quiz -- Reading as imitation -- Reading as feeling -- Brand reading -- Sight reading -- Reading like a bureaucrat -- Reading like a revolutionary -- Conclusion: retracing one's steps.
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Books and reading--History--United States--20th century. Books and reading--Sociological aspects.--United States Literature and society--United States. Reading--Philosophy. Communication in international relations--United States.