书名：Writing, Publishing, and Reading Local Gazetteers in Imperial China, 1100-1700 / 书写、出版与阅读：1100-1700年帝制中国的地方志
定价：428.0
ISBN：9780674504295
作者：Joseph R. Dennis
版次：1
出版时间：2015-01

内容提要：

书名：Writing, Publishing, and Reading Local Gazetteers in Imperial China, 1100-1700 / 书写、出版与阅读：帝制中国的地方志（1100-1700）
作者：Joseph Dennis (约瑟夫·丹尼斯)
出版社：Harvard University Asia Center (哈佛大学亚洲中心，由哈佛大学出版社发行)，2015年
装帧：精装，390页
语种：英文
尺寸：约 15.2*22.9 cm（6 x 9 英寸）

ISBN：978-0-6745-0429-5

简介
本书是帝制中国地方志研究的权威著作。地方志是前现代中国研究最重要的史料来源之一。作者Joseph Dennis是威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校历史学副教授，他通过考察地方志的编纂动因、生产过程和阅读使用情况，重新构想了帝制中国出版业的地理分布——此前研究认为出版和文化权力集中于东南地区，但Dennis证明出版和藏书遍布全国，即使偏远地区也有书籍存在。他追踪了手稿到印刷厂的流转路线以及印刷劳动力到生产地的迁移轨迹，并首次建立了中国近代早期出版成本的实质性数据集，重构了印刷商的业务范围，证明出版商在跨区域市场中长距离运营。本书隶属于哈佛东亚研究专著系列（Harvard East Asian Monographs）第379种。

This book is the definitive study of imperial Chinese local gazetteers, one of the most important sources for premodern Chinese studies. Methodologically innovative, it represents a major contribution to the history of books, publishing, reading, and society. By examining how gazetteers were read, Joseph R. Dennis illustrates their significance in local societies and national discourses. His analysis of how gazetteers were initiated and produced reconceptualizes the geography of imperial Chinese publishing. Whereas previous studies argued that publishing, and thus cultural and intellectual power, were concentrated in the southeast, Dennis shows that publishing and book ownership were widely dispersed throughout China and books were found even in isolated locales. Adding a dynamic element to our earlier understanding of the publishing industry, Dennis tracks the movements of manuscripts to printers and print labor to production sites. By reconstructing printer business zones, he demonstrates that publishers operated across long distances in trans-regional markets. He also creates the first substantial data set on publishing costs in early modern China—a foundational breakthrough in understanding the world of Chinese books. Dennis's work reveals areas for future research on newly-identified regional publishing centers and the economics of book production.