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Book Collecting in Chinese Culture
About this book
Book collecting is an old tradition in Chinese culture which is experiencing a recent revival. Books are a key to understanding Chinese cultural past and present. It is the author's contention that books are a crystallization of human wisdom, and book collection is a crystallization of culture. People's respect for knowledge and culture all start with books and with book collecting. In the electronic age, this is even more relevant. This book explores all aspects of book collecting in China, including: government book collecting and prohibition * famous book collectors * religious book collecting * college book collecting * business book collecting * book collecting philosophy and its influence on the development of education and commerce.
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Yes, you can access Book Collecting in Chinese Culture by Sang Liangzhi, Zhou Qing in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Chinese History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Preamble: Book Collecting and Culture: lnspiration Is from Knowledge while Knowledge Is from Collections
- Chapter 1: The Bibliophile
- Chapter 2: Book Collection Buildings and Book Collection Rooms
- Chapter 3: National and Community Book Collecting
- Chapter 4: The Private Book Collection
- Chapter 5: Social Civilization and Book Collecting
- Chapter 6: Cultural Complex
- Chapter 7: Professional Skills
- Chapter 8: Self-cultivation and Emotional Expressions
- References
- Appendix
- Postscript
- Book Collecting in Chinese Culture (Second Edition): Postscript
- The Postscript of the English Version
- Translator's Acknowledgment
- Copyright