The Establishment of Beijingâs Publishing System during the Early Years of the Peopleâs Republic of China and Its Impact on Peopleâs Reading Habits

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Chapter 1 The Establishment of Beijingâs Publishing System during the Early Years of the Peopleâs Republic of China and Its Impact on Peopleâs Reading Habits

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Between 1949, the year of Beipingâs (now Beijing) peaceful liberation and the founding of the Peopleâs Republic of China, and 1956, when government-private joint ownership was established through socialist reconfiguration of the publishing industry, Chinaâs capital saw a series of changes to its publishing business. As a result, what had once been a highly decentralized industry in which government-owned and privately-owned enterprises co-existed quickly transformed into a uniformly state-controlled publicity machine with publishing, distribution, and printing as its foundation. Beijing became a pioneer and representative in building a publishing system in the Peopleâs Republic, and the Beijing model was soon adopted nationwide. It would be difficult to overstate the role the establishment of a state-owned publishing industry played in publicizing the policies of the Communist Party of China (CPC), disseminating knowledge among the public and setting new social trends. This development had a huge impact on the Chinese people, for whom it ushered in a new era of reading.

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Cultural History of Contemporary China

Selected Essays

Series:Â Historical Studies of Contemporary China, Volume: 4

Cover Cultural History of Contemporary China

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Print Publication Date:: 11 May 2023

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