Chinese Encyclopaedias of New Global Knowledge (1870-1930) Changing Ways of Thought

Name: Chinese Encyclopaedias of New Global Knowledge (1870-1930) Changing Ways of Thought
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ISBN: 9783642359163

ISBN-10: 3642359167

ISBN-13: 9783642359163

Edition: 2014

Authors: Milena DoleÅ¾elovï¿½-Velingerovï¿½, Rudolf G. Wagner

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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…

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List price: $179.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 8/4/2013
Binding: E-Book
Pages: 472
Language: English