Chinese Publishing

An illustrated introduction to the origins and development of printing and publication in China from ancient to modern times.

Hu Yang (Author), Yang Xiao (Author)

9780521186759, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 9 March 2012

212 pages
23 x 15.6 x 1.1 cm, 0.38 kg

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.

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.

Subject Areas: Publishing industry & book trade [KNTP], Cultural studies [JFC], Asian history [HBJF], Literary studies: general [DSB]