Routledge - Communicating Ideas: The Politics of Scholarly Publishing

Explore the complex relationship between information and industry with Communicating Ideas: The Politics of Scholarly Publishing by Routledge. This book provides the first look at American publishing within its specific political and commercial environment. It examines how scholarly communication functions in an era defined by new computerized technology. Horowitz investigates the tension between property rights and the presumed right to know. The text explores the challenges that arise when publishing operates as a business while information is treated as a public trust. By looking at publishing trends in America and abroad, this work offers a knowledgeable view of how ideas are shared and controlled in the modern age. This book is an important resource for understanding the structural forces that shape academic and professional knowledge distribution.