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published: Nov 2011
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Gutenberg in Shanghai

Chinese Print Capitalism, 1876-1937

by Christopher A. Reed

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Relying on documents previously unavailable to both Western and Chinese researchers, this history demonstrates how Western technology and evolving traditional values resulted in the birth of a unique form of print capitalism that would have a far-reaching and irreversible influence on Chinese culture. In the mid-1910s, what historians call the "Golden Age of Chinese Capitalism" began, accompanied by a technological transformation that included the drastic expansion of China’s "Gutenberg revolution." This is a vital reevaluation of Chinese modernity that refutes views that China's technological development was slowed by culture or that Chinese modernity was mere cultural continuity.

About the Author

Christopher A. Reed

Contributor Notes

Christopher A. Reed is a member of the History Department at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

Awards
  • Winner, Book Prize - Humanities, International Convention of Asian Scholars
  • Commended, Delong Book Prize, Society for the History of Authorship

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