Bookstores of the World

Jean-Yves Mollier is a noted scholar of contemporary history who teaches at Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University. He has published numerous works on the history of bookselling and publishing. Patricia Sorel, who teaches at the University of Paris Nanterre, is also an authority on bookselling and publishing.

• 19 IntroductionJean-Yves Mollier29 EuropePatricia Sorel32 France34 Paris62 Around Paris68 Around France94 Europe96 United Kingdomand Ireland110 Germany114 The Iberian Peninsula122 Italy124 Greece126 The Netherlandsand Belgium132 Eastern Europe134 Northern Europe137 The AmericasJean-Yves Mollier138 North America140 The United Statesand Canada188 Mexico194 South America196 Argentina202 Chile206 Colombia210 Brazil217 The Near EastJean-Yves Mollier218 Turkey222 Egypt228 Lebanon230 Syria and Iraq230 Israel233 Asia and OceaniaJean-Yves Mollier234 India236 China248 South Korea252 Taiwan254 Japan262 Australia269 AfricaJean-Yves Mollier270 South Africa276 Benin, Cameroon,and Senegal282 Morocco284 Tunisia and Algeria289 ConclusionPatricia Sorel299 Bibliography300 Index of Bookstores303 Photography CreditsLeftL’ESPERLUÈTEChartres, FrancePage 2CLARKE’S BOOKSHOPCape Town, South AfricaPages 4–5LELLOPorto, PortugalPages 6–7CĂRTUREŞTI CARUSELBucharestPages 8-9LER DEVAGARLisbonPages 10–11THE LAST BOOKSTORELos AngelesPages 12–13EL ATENEO GRAND SPLENDIDBuenos AiresPages 14–15ZHONGSHUGEHangzhou, China