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Gutenberg In Shanghai: Chinese Print Capitalism, 18761937,New
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In the mid1910s, what historians call the 'Golden Age of Chinese Capitalism' began, accompanied by a technological transformation that included the drastic expansion of Chinas 'Gutenberg revolution.' Gutenberg in Shanghai is a brilliant examination of this process. It finds the origins of that revolution in the countrys printing industries of the late imperial period and analyzes their subsequent development in the Republican era.Under diverse social, political, and economic influences, this technological and cultural revolution saw woodblock printing replaced with Western mechanical processes. This book, which relies on documents previously unavailable to both Western and Chinese researchers, 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 farreaching and irreversible. Its conclusion contests scholarly arguments that view Chinas technological development as slowed by culture, or that interpret Chinese modernity as mere cultural continuity.A vital reevaluation of Chinese modernity, Gutenberg in Shanghai will appeal to scholars of Chinese history. Likewise, it will be enthusiastically received by specialists in cultural studies, political science, sociology, the history of the book, and the anthropology of science and technology.
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