Knowledge for Sale: Norwegian Encyclopaedias in the Marketplace

Encyclopedias present and contain knowledge, but historically they have also been commercial commodities, produced for sale. In this article, we study the self-presentations of a selection of Norwegian encyclopedias, as these are expressed in the form of commercial images, advertising texts and slog...

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Main Authors: Siv Frøydis Berg, Tore Rem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Linköping University Electronic Press 2014-06-01
Series:Culture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/cu.2000.1525.146527