Ebook: 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 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.

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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.

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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.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Chinese Encyclopaedias of New Global Knowledge (1870–1930): Changing Ways of Thought....Pages 1-27
Late Qing Encyclopaedias: Establishing a New Enterprise....Pages 29-53
From News, Xinwen 新聞, to New Knowledge, Xinxue 新學: Newspapers as Sources for Early Modern Chinese Encyclopaedias....Pages 55-83
The Complete Compilation of New Knowledge, Xinxue beizuan 新學備纂 (1902): Its Classification Scheme and its Sources....Pages 85-102
The Formation of Encyclopaedic Commonplaces During the Late Qing: Entries on the Newspaper....Pages 103-135
Japanese Encyclopaedias: A Hidden Impact on Late Qing Chinese Encyclopaedias?....Pages 137-189
From The Register of Ancients to Befriend to Brief Biographies of Notables Worldwide: A Study of Late Qing Biographical Dictionaries....Pages 191-237
“Wenxue” in the Purview of Late Qing Encyclopaedias and Textbooks: With a Focus on Huang Ren’s Activities as Compiler....Pages 239-287
Modern Chinese Encyclopaedic Dictionaries: Novel Concepts and New Terminology (1903–1911)....Pages 289-328
“New Methods to Nourish the People”: Late Qing Encyclopaedic Writings on Political Economy....Pages 329-365
Helping Our People “to Jointly Hurry Along the Path to Civilization.” The Everyday Cyclopedia, Riyong baike quanshu 日用百科全書....Pages 367-397
China’s “New” Encyclopaedias and Their Readers....Pages 399-424
Studies on the Characteristics of Late Qing Encyclopaedia Entries....Pages 425-451
Back Matter....Pages 453-472