| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 539 pages) : illustrations, map. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Studies on China ; 27
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Studies on China ; 27.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-512) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
Informed by 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 centres; the expanding audience for books; the development of niche markets and specialized publishing of fiction, drama, non-Han texts, and genealogies; and more. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Publishers and publishing -- China -- History.
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Publishers and publishing. |
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China. |
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History. |
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Books -- China -- History.
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Books. |
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China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
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China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
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| Chronological Term |
1368-1912 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Brokaw, Cynthia Joanne, editor.
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Chow, Kai-wing, 1951- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Printing and book culture in late Imperial China. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2005 0520231260 (DLC) 2003027385 (OCoLC)53932654 |
| ISBN |
9780520927797 (electronic book) |
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0520927796 (electronic book) |
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0520231260 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780520231269 |
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