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What is intangible heritage? (2009)
Journal Article
Hill, D., Gunn, L., McCleery, A., & McCleery, A. (2008). What is intangible heritage?. LocScot, (8-9)

D'Art report 36: defining and mapping intangible cultural heritage. (2009)
Report
McCleery, A., McCleery, A., Gunn, L., & Hill, D. (2009). D'Art report 36: defining and mapping intangible cultural heritage

The D’Art was undertaken in collaboration with Museums Galleries Scotland (formerly Scottish Museums Council), as a preliminary study of the issues, both theoretical and practical, in making an inventory of ICH in Scotland in conformity with the UNES... Read More about D'Art report 36: defining and mapping intangible cultural heritage..

The 1969 Edition of Ulysses: the making of a Penguin Classic. (2008)
Journal Article
McCleery, A. (2008). The 1969 Edition of Ulysses: the making of a Penguin Classic. James Joyce quarterly, 46, 55-73. doi:10.1353/jjq.0.0110

The status of Ulysses as a classic in the United Kingdom, and, more specifically, its adoption within the academic canon, resulted from its first publication as a paperback by the Penguin Press in 1969. The decisions that Penguin made about price, si... Read More about The 1969 Edition of Ulysses: the making of a Penguin Classic..

Creative Futures: Building the Creative Economy through Universities. (2008)
Report
Atton, C., McCleery, A., Mabweazara, H., & Ward, S. (2008). Creative Futures: Building the Creative Economy through Universities. Edinburgh, Scotland: Million+

The creative industries are founded on innovation. They are responsive, multifaceted and evolving and have developed new models of business in order to adapt and contribute to a world in economic, social and cultural flux. Over the past two decad... Read More about Creative Futures: Building the Creative Economy through Universities..

An honest trade: booksellers and bookselling in Scotland. (2008)
Book
(2007). A. McCleery, D. Finkelstein, & J. Renton (Eds.), An honest trade: booksellers and bookselling in Scotland. John Donald Publishers Ltd

Bookselling in Scotland went through radical changes during the course of the twentieth century: the creation of more attractive shop interiors to replace the gloomy cathedrals of the pre-Second World War Era; increasing specialization of outlets, in... Read More about An honest trade: booksellers and bookselling in Scotland..

Publishing in Scotland: reviewing the fragile revival (2008)
Journal Article
McCleery, A., Sinclair, M., & Gunn, L. (2008). Publishing in Scotland: reviewing the fragile revival. Publishing Research Quarterly, 24, 87-97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-008-9069-8

A comparison of analyses of the Scottish publishing industry carried out in 1992, 2002 and 2007 underscores the fragility of the sector within a small country within the English-language community. A number of indices reveal either stability or stagn... Read More about Publishing in Scotland: reviewing the fragile revival.

Intangible cultural heritage in Scotland: the way forward. (2008)
Report
McCleery, A., McCleery, A., Gunn, L., & Hill, D. (2008). Intangible cultural heritage in Scotland: the way forward

The research leading to this report was commissioned by Museums Galleries Scotland in partnership withScottishArts Council and funded by Scotland Committee of the UK NAtional Commission for UNESCO.

The influence of Benedict Anderson (2007)
Book
McCleery, A., & Brabon, B. (2006). The influence of Benedict Anderson. Merchiston Publishing

The Influence of Benedict Anderson provides a re-evaluation of Anderson's theories of the nation-reflectingupon and critically applying his work to a number of contexts. This edited collection of original and insightful essays reinvigorates debates o... Read More about The influence of Benedict Anderson.

The paperback evolution: Tauchnitz, Albatross and Penguin. (2007)
Book Chapter
McCleery, A. (2007). The paperback evolution: Tauchnitz, Albatross and Penguin. In N. Matthews, & N. Moody (Eds.), Judging a book by its cover: fans, publishers, designers and the marketing of fiction (3-18). Ashgate Publishing

The Edinburgh history of the book in Scotland: professionalism and diversity 1880-2000. (2007)
Book
(2006). D. Finkelstein, & A. McCleery (Eds.), The Edinburgh history of the book in Scotland: professionalism and diversity 1880-2000. Edinburgh University Press

Whether in the creation of early manuscripts, in the formation of libraries, through fine printing, or the development of mass media, Scotland's contributions to the history of the book, both within the nation and beyond its boundaries, have been rem... Read More about The Edinburgh history of the book in Scotland: professionalism and diversity 1880-2000..

A Most Serviceable Drudge: the papermills of the Water of Leith. (2007)
Journal Article
Bromage, S., McCleery, A., & Finkelstein, D. (2007). A Most Serviceable Drudge: the papermills of the Water of Leith. the Quarterly, 63, (9-16). ISSN 1746-6016

This article outlines the twentieth century history of papermaking on the Water of Leith using interviews conducted with a variety of former mill employees as part of the SAPPHIRE initiative. Until the mid-twentieth century, the Water of Leith was an... Read More about A Most Serviceable Drudge: the papermills of the Water of Leith..