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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dolezelova-Velingerova, Milena, 1932-

Wagner, Rudolf G.

Series:

Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context, 2191-656X

Transcultural research-- Heidelberg studies on Asia and Europe in a global context

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Chinese.

China--Historiography.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (472 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2014.

Place of Publication:

Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, c2014.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Introduction

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-642-35916-7

OCLC:

855502569