Building a Better Chinese Collection for the Library of Congress
Selected Writings
In this collection of essays written by the former head of the Library of Congress Chinese Collection, Chi Wang chronicles the modest beginnings of the Chinese Collection at the Library of Congress and his crusade to transform it into the largest collection and Chinese cultural presence outside Asia.For anyone who has ever wondered what goes on inside the marble walls of one of the country's oldest federal institutions, Wang relates an insider's account of the major milestones and changes to the administration of the Collection over the years. Readers will be surprised not only to learn about some of the rare and priceless books that have fou…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-8108-8548-6
- EAN: 9780810885486
- Produktnummer: 13178519
- Verlag: Scarecrow Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 216 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D1.7 cm 491 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 491
Über den Autor
Chi Wang is co-founder and president of the U.S.-China Policy Foundation and adjunct professor at Georgetown University. He was the head of the Chinese section of the Library of Congress from 1990-2004. Wang's many publications include A Compelling Journey from Peking to Washington (2011), George W. Bush and China (2009), and U.S. Congress and America-China Relations since 1989 (2001). He has been publisher of the Washington Journal of Modern China since 1992.
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