02408nam 22005654a 450 991081212700332120200520144314.09789882206657988-220-655-797866127501991-282-75019-4988-220-367-1(OCoLC)667292729(MiFhGG)GVRL4FRQ(MiAaPQ)EBC677477(CKB)2550000000031622(EXLCZ)99255000000003162220080908d2006 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrA social history of the Chinese book books and literati culture in late imperial China /Joseph P. McDermottHong Kong Hong Kong University Press20061 online resource (xii, 278 pages) illustrations, mapUnderstanding ChinaDescription based upon print version of record.962-209-782-0 962-209-781-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 - The Making of an Imprint in China, 1000-1800; 2 - The Ascendance of the Imprint in China; 3 - Distribution of Books and Literati Culture; 4 - The Problem of Access in the World of Chinese Learning; 5 - Ameliorations and a Community of Learning; 6 - Literati Writings and the Case of Qian Jinren; Notes; Bibliographical Notes on Studies Useful for the Writing of This Book; Glossary-IndexThis book deals with a wide range of issues on the history of the book in late imperial China (1000 to 1800), mainly concerned with literati publications and readers in the lower Yangzi delta.Understanding China.Books and literati culture in late imperial ChinaPrintingChinaHistoryPublishers and publishingChinaHistoryBooks and readingChinaPrintingHistory.Publishers and publishingHistory.Books and reading306.4880951McDermott Joseph Peter701183MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812127003321A social history of the Chinese book4085972UNINA