A social history of knowledge : from Gutenberg to Diderot

Sociologies and histories of knowledge: an introduction; Professing knowledge: The European clerisy; Establishing knowledge: Institutions old and new; Locating knowledge: Centres and peripheries; Classifying knowledge: Curricula, libraries and encyclopedias; Controlling knowledge: Churches and states; Selling kowledge: The market and the press; Acquiring knowledge: The Reader´ s share; trusting and distrusting knowledge: a Coda.