Chinese Publishing
As the birthplace of moveable-type printing, China has some claim to being the homeland of publishing. China's ancient civilisation has nurtured a distinctively Chinese publishing industry, and this industry has done much to spread Chinese ideas and culture around the world. Yang Hu and Xiao Yang provide a comprehensive introduction to the origins and development of printing and publication in China from ancient to modern times, complemented throughout with full colour illustrations.
- An accessible introduction to the history of publishing in China
- Written by a leading Chinese expert whose work is not widely available in the West
- Full colour illustrations support the discussion throughout
Product details
March 2012Paperback
9780521186759
212 pages
230 × 156 × 11 mm
0.38kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Preface: three-thousand years of books in China
- 1. A long-standing history
- 2. Classical ancient books
- 3. The course of inheritance
- 4. Crystallisation of Chinese culture
- 5. The progressive vicissitude
- 6. Carrying forward the cause
- 7. Road of books
- Appendix I: a brief chronology of China's publishing
- Appendix II: chronological table of the Chinese dynasties.