
THE USES OF LITERACY
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Penguin, Middlesex, 1966, reprint, A431. MMPB, 384 pages including Notes, Bibliography, and Index. Wraps show some edge and cover wear, small corner bends, wear at spine ends, colour chipping along some edges. Binding sound. Interior clean and unmarked with tanned pages. “Mass literacy has opened new worlds to new readers. How far has it also been exploited to debase standards and behavior? Have the magazines, books, and films ‘for the million’ proved on balance a social benefit or a social danger?” (from rear wrap)