Abstract

MURILLO SANDOVAL, Juan David. The Emergence of Colombian Bookstores. Connections, Consumptions and Editorial Changes in the Second half of the 19th Century. hist.crit. [online]. 2017, n.65, pp.49-69. ISSN 0121-1617.  https://doi.org/10.7440/histcrit65.2017.03.

This article studies the emergence and consolidation of the bookstores in Colombia. Focusing on the first half of the 19th Century, the elements that originated the fairly specialized profession of the booksellers as well as the commercial circulation of books during this period are explored here. This paper argues that the relationship between bookstores and international trade networks was a key element for their organization, always in alignment with changes in the national book market and the local radio of readers. Thus, the paper provides a characterization of the nineteenth-century booksellers, highlighting the commercial role of the catalogues, their shift toward the editorial environment and its connections to the political power.

Keywords : library; librarian; consumption; Colombia; catalogues; editorial collections.

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