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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457387103321

Autore

Reed Christopher A (Christopher Alexander), <1954->

Titolo

Gutenberg in Shanghai [[electronic resource] ] : Chinese print capitalism, 1876-1937 / / Christopher A. Reed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver, : UBC Press, c2004

ISBN

1-283-13117-X

0-7748-5186-4

9786613131171

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (413 p.)

Collana

Contemporary Chinese studies, , 1206-9523

Disciplina

686.2/0951/13

Soggetti

Printing - China - Shanghai - History

Publishers and publishing - China - Shanghai - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Chinese title on cover: Gutengbao zai Shanghai : ...

Chinese title romanized in Pin-yin: Gutengbao zai Shanghai : ...

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Gutenberg's Descendants: Transferring Industrialized Printing Technology to China, 1807-1930""; ""2 Janus-Faced Pioneers: The Golden Age of Shanghai's Lithographic Printer-Publishers, 1876-1905""; ""3 Sooty Sons of Vulcan: Forging Shanghai's Printing Machinery, 1895-1937""; ""4 The Hub of the Wheel: Commerce, Technology, and Organizational Innovation in Shanghai's New-Style Publishing World, 1876-c. 1911""

""5 The Three Legs of the Tripod: Commercial Press, Zhonghua Books, and World Books, 1912-37""""Conclusion""; ""Appendix: A Bird's-Eye View of 1930's Shanghai's Fuzhou Road/Wenhuajie District""; ""Glossary of Chinese Terms, Titles, and Names"";  ""Notes""; ""Selected Asian-Language Bibliography""; ""Selected Western-Language Bibliography""; ""Index"";