1st Edition
Making Places While Building Networks An exploration of the role of the urban environment in book publishing
By Barbara Heebels
Copyright 2012
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Amsterdam ring of canals is a much beloved location for Dutch book publishers. An exposition of the meaning of this urban environment for publishers adds to the existing knowledge on book publishers and their business locations. It also contributes to our understanding of the role of urban place in cultural production by looking at cultural production from a relatively unexplored angle – that... Read more
1. Introduction, 2. Creative clusters in Berlin: entrepreneurship and the quality of place in Prenzlauer Berg and Kreuzberg, 3. Performing in Dutch book publishing 1880–2008: the importance of entrepreneurial experience and the Amsterdam cluster, 4. Place-making from publishing house to book fair: Dutch book publishers and the role of place in establishing trust and reputation, 5. Social networks and cultural intermediaries: the multiplexity of personal ties in publishing, 6. Conclusions, References, Nederlandse samenvatting.
Biography
Barbara Heebels
