Commerce in Culture
| Author | : Cynthia Joanne Brokaw |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 728 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | : UVA:X030112533 |
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| Rating | : 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Commerce in Culture by : Cynthia Joanne Brokaw
Download or read book Commerce in Culture written by Cynthia Joanne Brokaw and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sibao today is a cluster of impoverished villages in western Fujian. But from the late 17th-early 20th centuries, it was home to a flourishing publishing industry supplying south China through itinerant booksellers. Brokaw describes this rural, low-level operation, tracing how Sibao's socio-geographical character shaped its progress.
