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 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780520927797 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Publishers and publishing--History.--China<br/>Books--History.--China
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Z462  / .P756 2005