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Gutenberg In Shanghai
''Gutenberg in Shanghai: Chinese Print Capitalism, 1876–1937'' is a non-fiction book by Christopher Alexander Reed, published in 2004 by the University of British Columbia Press. The work focuses on how entities in China took the style of press printing that had been used in Western countries. It is distributed in the United States by University of Hawaii Press. Background The author studied at the University of California, Berkeley for his PhD and made a thesis, published in 1998. This thesis was used to create this book. The sources used originate from China and from Western countries. Sourcing from the People's Republic of China was a large component used to develop the first chapter. The author did not use sourcing from Japan. The author used documents in archives,Shiao, p. 716. documents from missionaries, works of fiction, interviews with people who worked as apprentices in print operations,Janku, p. 444. memoirs, trade organization documents, and other primary sources ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of British Columbia Press
The University of British Columbia Press (UBC Press) is a university press that is part of the University of British Columbia. It is a mid-sized scholarly publisher, and the largest in Western Canada. The press is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and has editorial offices in Kelowna, British Columbia, and Toronto, Ontario. It was established in 1971, and was the third Canadian university press to be founded. UBC Press is primarily a social sciences publisher. It publishes books of original scholarship that draws on and reflects current research. Each year UBC Press publishes about 70 new titles in a number of fields, including Aboriginal studies, Asian studies, Canadian history, environmental studies, gender and women's studies, health and food studies, geography, law, media and communications, military and security studies, planning and urban studies, and political science. Memberships and affiliations The press is a member of the Canadian Association of U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Non-fiction Books
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Kshatrapa and Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, ending up with a digit very close to the original Brahmin cross. While the shape of the characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Books About China
A book is a structured presentation of recorded information, primarily verbal and graphical, through a medium. Originally physical, electronic books and audiobooks are now existent. Physical books are objects that contain printed material, mostly of writing and images. Modern books are typically composed of many pages bound together and protected by a cover, what is known as the ''codex'' format; older formats include the scroll and the tablet. As a conceptual object, a ''book'' often refers to a written work of substantial length by one or more authors, which may also be distributed digitally as an electronic book (ebook). These kinds of works can be broadly classified into fiction (containing invented content, often narratives) and non-fiction (containing content intended as factual truth). But a physical book may not contain a written work: for example, it may contain ''only'' drawings, engravings, photographs, sheet music, puzzles, or removable content like paper dolls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of British Columbia Press Books
A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The first universities in Europe were established by Catholic monks. The University of Bologna (), Italy, which was founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *being a high degree-awarding institute. *using the word (which was coined at its foundation). *having independence from the ecclesiastic schools and issuing secular as well as non-secular degrees (with teaching conducted by both clergy and non-clergy): grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law and notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in medieval life, 1179–1499", McFarland, 2008, , p. 55f.de Ridder-Symoens, Hilde''A History of the University in Europe: Volume 1, Universities in the Middl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The American Historical Review
''The American Historical Review'' is a quarterly academic history journal published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Historical Association, for which it is an official publication. It targets readers interested in all periods and facets of history and has often been described as the premier journal of American history in the world. In the 2011 ''Journal Citation Reports'', the ''AHR'' had the highest impact factor among all history journals. The journal publishes four issues per year, in March, June, September, and December with research articles, reviews, and other items. The acceptance rate for research article submissions is 8-10%. The journal publishes approximately 650 reviews per year. History Founded in 1895, ''The American Historical Review'' was a joint effort between the history departments at Cornell University and at Harvard University, modeled on '' The English Historical Review'' and the French '' Revue historique'', "for the promotion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enterprise & Society
''Enterprise & Society'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal on business history published by Cambridge University Press for the Business History Conference, which holds its copyright. Abstracting and indexing According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 0.593, ranking it 110th out of 121 journals in the category "Business" and 14th out of 35 in the category "History of Social Sciences". In addition, the journal is abstracted and indexed in Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, ProQuest, Scopus, and Social Sciences Citation Index The Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) is a commercial citation index product of Clarivate Analytics. It was originally developed by the Institute for Scientific Information from the Science Citation Index. The Social Sciences Citation Index is .... References History journals Business and management journals Oxford University Press academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The China Quarterly
''The China Quarterly'' (CQ) is a British triple-anonymous peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1960 on contemporary China including Taiwan. It is considered one of the most important academic journals about China in the world and is published by Cambridge University Press. It covers anthropology, business, literature, the arts, economics, geography, history, international affairs, law, politics, and sociology. Each issue contains articles, research reports, and a book review section. CQ is owned by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Its editors are Timothy Hildebrandt (London School of Economics, LSE), Jieyu Liu (SOAS), and Tim Pringle (SOAS). History ''The China Quarterly'' began as an offshoot of ''Soviet Survey'', a journal published by the Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF). In 1959, Walter Laqueur, the editor of ''Soviet Survey'', asked sinologist Roderick MacFarquhar to edit the new journal, the first issue of which was rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Review International
''Chinese Studies International'' formerly ''China Review International, '' is a journal that presents English-language reviews of innovative and relevant Chinese studies related books from within and outside of China. The journal was established in 1994 by Roger T. Ames ( University of Hawaiʻi). The journal is published by the University of Hawaiʻi Press. Its first electronic edition appeared in 2000 on Project MUSE. In 2024, editor Ming-Bao Yue announced the change in title and that the journal would publish online continuously throughout the year. References External links Journal pageon Project MuseJournal pageon the University of Hawaiʻi Presswebsite English-language journals Academic journals established in 1994 Chinese studies journals Biannual journals University of Hawaiʻi Press academic journals {{asia-journal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one of the List of largest United States university campuses by enrollment, largest universities by enrollment in the United States, with nearly 50,000 undergraduate students and nearly 15,000 graduate students. The university consists of sixteen colleges and offers over 400 degree programs at the undergraduate and Graduate school, graduate levels. It is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". the university has an List of colleges and universities in the United States by endowment, endowment of $7.9 billion. Its athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I as the Ohio State Buckeyes as a member of the Big Ten Conference for the majority of fielde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Printing And Book Culture In Late Imperial China
''Printing and Book Culture in Late Imperial China'' is a 2005 book edited by Cynthia J. Brokaw and Kai-wing Chow, published by University of California Press. Contents There are 11 essays in the book.Dzanko, p. 120. The book starts with two essays, one by Cynthia J. Brokaw and Joseph McDermott. The former examines how the book publishing cultures differ between China and Western countries and her advocacy for studying things in the Annales school style, while McDermott's essay, "The Ascendance of Imprint in China," explores how printing developed in the Ming dynasty.Kornicki, p. 377. Lucille Chia's essay on the Ming dynasty-era Three Mountain Street in Nanjing, Anne E. McLaren's essay on different reading texts for different groups of people, and Brokaw's essay on Qing dynasty-era publishing in more distant areas of China were three essays focusing on the commercial printing industry.Dzanko, p. 121. Additionally, Robert E. Hegel's essay describes fiction publishing, Katherine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Power Of Print In Modern China
'' The Power of Print in Modern China: Intellectuals and Industrial Publishing from the End of Empire to Maoist State Socialism'' is a non-fiction book by Robert Culp, published by Columbia University Press in 2019. The book covers the subject starting with the Qing dynasty,Hegel, p. 283. with the Republic of China getting the most coverage,Hegel, p. 284. and ending with the Cultural Revolution. Commercial Press, World Book Company, and Zhonghua Book Company are the three companies with the most prominent coverage. Fan Zhuang of the University of Macau stated that the book's chronology means it "captures the enormous changes in culture and society through the lenses of printing and publishing."Zhuang, p. 331. According to Zhuang, ''The Power of Print in Modern China'' has more of a focus on persons in the industry while '' Gutenberg in Shanghai'' focuses more on equipment and processes. Background The author used diaries and memoirs as sourcing. Reception Robert E. Hegel stated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
