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Pirates and publishers : A social history of copyright in modern China (2019)

Fei-Hsien Wang (Author)

Princeton University Press
Publication date: 2019
Language: English

ISBN: 9780691171821

Publication Date: 2019
Edition Details: Book Series: Histories of economic life;
Physical Details: 350

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In 'Pirates and Publishers', Fei-Hsien Wang reveals the unknown social and cultural history of copyright in China from the 1890s through the 1950s, a time of profound sociopolitical changes. Wang draws on a vast range of previously underutilized archival sources to show how copyright was received, appropriated, and practiced in China, within and beyond the legal institutions of the state. Contrary to common belief, copyright was not a problematic doctrine simply imposed on China by foreign powers with little regard for Chinese cultural and social traditions. Shifting the focus from the state legislation of copyright to the daily, on-the-ground negotiations among Chinese authors, publishers, and state agents, Wang presents a more dynamic, nuanced picture of the encounter between Chinese and foreign ideas and customs. (Publisher)

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Review Puck Engman (Winter 2021) Review of "Pirates and publishers : A social history of copyright in modern China". Business History Review (pp. 885-887). unapi

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