books.google.co.uk - 00 Despite the importance of books and the written word in Chinese society, the history of the book in China is a topic that has been little explored. This pioneering volume of essays, written by historians, art historians, and literary scholars, introduces the major issues in the social and cultural...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Printing_and_book_culture_in_late_Imperi.html?id=w2DjFx_RbjkC&utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePrinting and book culture in late Imperial China