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Book Synopsis
Gutenberg in Shanghai demonstrates how Western technology and evolving traditional values resulted in the birth of a unique form of print capitalism whose influence on Chinese culture was far-reaching and irreversible.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 Gutenberg’s Descendants: Transferring IndustrializedPrinting Technology to China, 1807-1930

2 Janus-Faced Pioneers: The Golden Age of Shanghai’sLithographic Printer-Publishers, 1876-1905

3 "Sooty Sons of Vulcan": Forging Shanghai’sPrinting Machinery, 1897-1937

4 "The Hub of the Wheel": Commerce, Technology, andOrganizational Innovation in Shanghai’s New-Style PublishingWorld, 1876-c. 1911

5 "The Three Legs of the Tripod": Commercial Press,Zhonghua Books, and World Books, 1912-37

Conclusion

Appendices

Notes

Selected Asian-Language Bibliography

Selected Western-Language Bibliography

Index

Gutenberg in Shanghai Chinese Print Capitalism

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      Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/01/2005
      ISBN13: 9780774810418, 978-0774810418
      ISBN10: 0774810416

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Gutenberg in Shanghai demonstrates how Western technology and evolving traditional values resulted in the birth of a unique form of print capitalism whose influence on Chinese culture was far-reaching and irreversible.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      1 Gutenberg’s Descendants: Transferring IndustrializedPrinting Technology to China, 1807-1930

      2 Janus-Faced Pioneers: The Golden Age of Shanghai’sLithographic Printer-Publishers, 1876-1905

      3 "Sooty Sons of Vulcan": Forging Shanghai’sPrinting Machinery, 1897-1937

      4 "The Hub of the Wheel": Commerce, Technology, andOrganizational Innovation in Shanghai’s New-Style PublishingWorld, 1876-c. 1911

      5 "The Three Legs of the Tripod": Commercial Press,Zhonghua Books, and World Books, 1912-37

      Conclusion

      Appendices

      Notes

      Selected Asian-Language Bibliography

      Selected Western-Language Bibliography

      Index

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