Printing and book culture in late Imperial China /edited by Cynthia J. Brokaw and Kai-wing Chow.

Printing and book culture in late Imperial China /edited by Cynthia J. Brokaw and Kai-wing Chow. - Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)2005. - 1 online resource (xvi, 539 pages) : illustrations, map. - Studies on China ; 27 .

Includes bibliographies and index.

part 1. Introduction -- part 2. Commercial publishing and the expanding market for books -- part 3. Publishing for specialized audiences -- part 4. The book as a visual medium.

Informed by insights from the rich literature on the history of the Western book, these essays investigate the relationship between the manuscript and print culture; the emergence of urban and rural publishing centres; the expanding audience for books; the development of niche markets and specialized publishing of fiction, drama, non-Han texts, and genealogies; and more.



9780520927797




Publishers and publishing--History.--China
Books--History.--China


Electronic Books.

Z462 / .P756 2005