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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810963803321

Titolo

Printing and book culture in late Imperial China / / edited by Cynthia J. Brokaw and Kai-wing Chow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005

ISBN

1-283-27703-4

9786613277039

0-520-92779-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 539 p.)

Collana

Studies on China ; ; 27

Altri autori (Persone)

BrokawCynthia Joanne

ChowKai-wing <1951->

Disciplina

070.5/0951

Soggetti

Publishers and publishing - China - History

Books - China - History

China History Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

China History Qing dynasty, 1644-1912

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-512) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Commercial publishing and the expanding market for books -- pt. 3. Publishing for specialized audiences -- pt. 4. The book as a visual medium.

Sommario/riassunto

Despite the importance of books and the written word in Chinese society, the history of the book in China is a topic that has been little explored. This pioneering volume of essays, written by historians, art historians, and literary scholars, introduces the major issues in the social and cultural history of the book in late imperial China. Informed by many insights from the rich literature on the history of the Western book, these essays investigate the relationship between the manuscript and print culture; the emergence of urban and rural publishing centers; the expanding audience for books; the development of niche markets and specialized publishing of fiction, drama, non-Han texts, and genealogies; and more.