TITLE: |
Gutenberg in Shanghai : Chinese print capitalism, 1876-1937 / Christopher A. Reed. |
AUTHOR: |
Reed, Christopher A. (Christopher Alexander), 1954- |
PUBLISHED: |
Honolulu, HI : University of Hawai'i Press, 2004. |
DESCRIPTION: |
p. cm. |
NOTES: |
Originally published: Vancouver, B.C. : UBC Press, c2003. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
NOTES: |
Gutenberg's descendants : transferring industrialized printing technology to China, 1807-1930 -- Janus-faced pioneers : the golden age of Shanghai's lithographic printer-publishers, 1876-1905 -- Sooty sons of Vulcan : forging Shanghai's printing machinery, 1895-1937 -- The hub of the wheel : commerce, technology, and organizational innovation in Shanghai's new-style publishing world, 1876-c. 1911 -- The three legs of the tripod : Commercial Press, Zhonghua Books, and World Books, 1912-37. |
ELEC. ACCESS: |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip047/2003017888.html
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SUBJECT: |
Book industries and trade--China--Shanghai--History--19th century. |
SUBJECT: |
Book industries and trade--China--Shanghai--History--20th century. |
SUBJECT: |
Printing industry--China--Shanghai--History--19th century. |
SUBJECT: |
Printing industry--China--Shanghai--History--20th century. |
SUBJECT: |
Publishers and publishing--China--Shanghai--History--19th century. |
SUBJECT: |
Publishers and publishing--China--Shanghai--History--20th century. |
SUBJECT: |
Shanghai (China)--Intellectual life--19th century. |
SUBJECT: |
Shanghai (China)--Intellectual life--20th century. |