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, 1932-2012 (Editor), Wagner, Rudolf G. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : Springer, [2013]
Series:Transcultural research-- Heidelberg studies on Asia and Europe in a global context,
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Table of Contents:
  • Late Qing Encyclopaedias: Establishing a New Enterprise
  • From News to New Knowledge : Newspapers as Sources for Early Modern Chinese Encyclopaedias
  • The Complete Compilation of New Knowledge (1902): Its Classification Scheme and its Sources
  • The Formation of Encyclopaedic Commonplaces during the Late Qing: Entries on the Newspaper
  • Japanese Encyclopaedias. A Hidden Impact on Late Qing Chinese Encyclopaedias?
  • From The Register of Ancients to Befriend to Brief Biographies of Notables Worldwide A Study of Late Qing Biographical Dictionaries
  • Wenxue in the Purview of late Qing Encyclopaedias and Textbooks With a Focus on Huang Ren's Activities as Compiler
  • Modern Chinese Encyclopaedic Dictionaries: Novel Concepts and New Terminology (1903 1911)
  • New Methods to Nourish the People : Late Qing. Encyclopaedic Writings on Political Economy
  • Helping Our People to Jointly Hurry Along the Path to Civilization : The Everyday Cyclopaedia, Riyong baike quanshu
  • China's New Encyclopaedia and Their Readers
  • Studies on the Characteristics of Late Qing Encyclopaedia Entries
  • List of encyclopaedic works studied in this volume.