From Woodblocks to the Internet: Chinese Publishing and Print Culture in Transition, Circa 1800 to 2008

by Christopher A. Reed

The thirteen essays in this volume narrate and analyze the reciprocal influences of technological, intellectual, and
sociopolitical changes on the structure of modern China's book (and print) trade; more specifically, they treat the rise of new genres of print, changes in writing practices, the dissemination of ideas and texts (both paper and electronic), the organization of knowledge, and the relationship between the state and print culture. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004185275
• ISBN13: 9789004185272
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.5"