Del i serien Contemporary Chinese Studies

Gutenberg in Shanghai

Chinese Print Capitalism, 1876-1937

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Gutenberg in Shanghai demonstrates how Western technology and evolving traditional values resulted in the birth of a unique form of print capitalism whose influence on Chinese culture was far-reaching and irreversible.

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Utgivningsdatum2005-01-01
Mått152 x 229 x 31 mm
Vikt580 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieContemporary Chinese Studies
Antal sidor408
FörlagUniversity of British Columbia Press
ISBN9780774810418
UtmärkelserWinner of Book Prize - Humanities, International Convention of Asian Scholars 2005 (Netherlands)

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Introduction1 Gutenberg's Descendants: Transferring IndustrializedPrinting Technology to China, 1807-19302 Janus-Faced Pioneers: The Golden Age of Shanghai'sLithographic Printer-Publishers, 1876-19053 "Sooty Sons of Vulcan": Forging Shanghai'sPrinting Machinery, 1897-19374 "The Hub of the Wheel": Commerce, Technology, andOrganizational Innovation in Shanghai's New-Style PublishingWorld, 1876-c. 19115 "The Three Legs of the Tripod": Commercial Press,Zhonghua Books, and World Books, 1912-37ConclusionAppendicesNotesSelected Asian-Language BibliographySelected Western-Language BibliographyIndex