(周绍明著,北京大学出版社2009年11月出版)美国学者周绍明(Joseph P.McDermott)的著作《书籍的社会史——中华帝国晚期的书籍与士人文化》(A Social History of the Chinese Book:Books and Literati Culture in Late Imperial China)是近年来西方学者研究中国出版史的一部力作。该书视野宏阔、论述精辟、视角独特、见解深刻,借鉴西方书籍史的研究成果,运用多种资料,描绘出1000-1800年间中国书籍与士人文化的复杂图景,推动了中国出版史研究的进行,为研究者提供了新视角、新方法。 (Zhou Shaoming, Peking University Press, November 2009) The American scholar Joseph P. McDermott’s book, “The Social History of Books - The Book and Scholar Culture of Late Imperial China” (A Social History of the Chinese Book : Books and Literati Culture in Late Imperial China) is a masterpiece of Western scholars’ research on the history of Chinese publishing in recent years. The book has a broad field of vision, elaborate insight, unique perspectives, profound insights, draws on the research results of the history of Western books, using a variety of information, depicting the complex picture of Chinese books and scholars culture between 1000-1800, promoting the study of Chinese publishing history For the researchers to provide a new perspective, a new method.