Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures viii
4. Tables ix
5. A Note on Terms, Translations, and Usages x
6. Preface to the Paperback Edition xi
7. Acknowledgments xv
8. Introduction: Printing, Eurocentrism, and the Study of the Social in Early Modern China 1
9. 1 Cost of Production and Book Prices 19
10. 2 The Chinese Book and Late-Ming Publishing 57
11. 3 Commodification of Writing, Examinations, and Publishing 90
12. 4 Paratext: Commentaries, Ideology, and Politics 149
13. 5 Public Authority, Literary Critics, and Organizational Power 189
14. Conclusion: Printing and Literary Culture in Early Modern China 241
15. Appendixes 255
16. Character List 269
17. Abbreviations for Libraries, Institutions, and Bibliographic Sources that Appear in Bibliography and Endnotes 291
18. Notes 297
19. Bibliography 355
20. Index 385