Chinese encyclopaedias of new global knowledge (1870-1930) : changing ways of thought / Milena Doleželová-Velingerová, Rudolf G. Wagner, editors.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, [2014]
  • ©2014
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x, 472 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    Transcultural research-- Heidelberg studies on Asia and Europe in a global context [More in this series]
    Summary note
    This is a set of pioneering studies on Chinese encyclopaedias of modern knowledge (1870-1930). At a transitional time when modern knowledge was sought after yet few modern schools were available, these works were crucial sources of information for an entire generation. This volume investigates many of these encyclopaedias, which were never reprinted and are hardly known even to specialists, for the first time. The contributors to this collection all specialize in the period in question and have worked together for a number of years. The resulting studies show that these encyclopaedias open a unique window onto the migration and ordering systems of knowledge across cultural and linguistic borders.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Other format(s)
    Also available in an electronic version.
    Other title(s)
    普通百科新大辭典
    Title on cover also in Chinese
    • Pu tong bai ke xin da ci dian
    • 普通百科新大辭典
    ISBN
    • 9783642359156
    • 3642359159
    LCCN
    2013937181
    OCLC
    864434466
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