This book is a path-breaking study of print culture in early modern China. It argues that printing with both woodblocks and movable type exerted a profound influence on Chinese society in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The book examines the rise and impact of print culture from both economic and cultural perspectives.
In economic terms, the central issues were the price of books and the costs of book production. Chow argues that contrary to accepted views, inexpensive books were widely available to a growing literate population. An analysis of the economic and operating advantages of woodblock printing explains why it remained the dominant technology even as the use of movable type was expanding.
The cultural focus shows the impact of commercial publishing on the production of literary culture, particularly on the civil service examination. The expansion of the book market produced publicity for literary professionals whose authority came to challenge the authority of the official examiners.
發表於2024-04-29
Publishing, Culture, and Power in Early Modern China 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載
Two lines in this study call for attention: 1) the relation between state, market and literati; 2) the comparison between traditional Chinese and European print histories. It aptly explains the first concern on page 1: [this study] focuses on the effect of...
評分Two lines in this study call for attention: 1) the relation between state, market and literati; 2) the comparison between traditional Chinese and European print histories. It aptly explains the first concern on page 1: [this study] focuses on the effect of...
評分This work is a part of a larger project on the role of printing in the production of an alternative literary culture in this period. (p.1). Chow suggests that the expansion of commercial publishing facilitated the growth of a class of literary profession...
評分論文寫完瞭纔發現西方學者已經開始探討16、17世紀齣版業在社會文化變遷中的作用,我還自以為填補瞭學術空白呢,看來中國學術太落後瞭。 雖然沒有看到該書,但看瞭內容提要感覺與我心有戚戚焉。 誰能幫俺找到這本書?
評分This work is a part of a larger project on the role of printing in the production of an alternative literary culture in this period. (p.1). Chow suggests that the expansion of commercial publishing facilitated the growth of a class of literary profession...
圖書標籤: 齣版史 文化史 書籍史 海外中國研究 明清史 文化研究 周啓榮 美國漢學
完全沒必要拋齣一些概念和理論,海外中國史學傢的兩難局麵可見一斑
評分完全沒必要拋齣一些概念和理論,海外中國史學傢的兩難局麵可見一斑
評分太過倚重西方的理論,反而使有些地方顯得空洞
評分完全沒必要拋齣一些概念和理論,海外中國史學傢的兩難局麵可見一斑
評分太過倚重西方的理論,反而使有些地方顯得空洞
Publishing, Culture, and Power in Early Modern China 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載