商品簡介
A scholar of library and information science, Canadian studies, and native studies, Edwards traces the introduction of books and print culture to Aboriginal people in Canada from the first endeavors of missionaries in the 1820s to the opening of the first official public library for natives. The overarching question he asks is what the motivations and effects were of introducing book literacy into Aboriginal cultures where orality and other variant forms of literacy already existed and had served the people well for many generations. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Brendan Frederick R. Edwards holds both a Master of Library and Information Studies degree and a Master of Arts in Canadian Studies and Native Studies.
