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

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...

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Other Authors: Doleželová-Velingerová, Milena (Editor), Wagner, Rudolf G. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:X, 472 p. 43 illus online resource
ISBN:9783642359163