Peking University Library was founded in 1902 and after over a hundred years of development and growth, it has become the largest university library in Asia. The current library building covers 51,000 square meters, houses a collection of 5,830,640 items, including 1,500,000 copies of ancient books, 11,547 kinds of periodicals published before 1949, 605 pre-1949 newspaper titles, and approximately 24,000 kinds of rubbings from inscriptions on ancient bronzes and stone tablets. The library also has a sizeable collection of audio-visual materials, CD-ROMs, and databases in various disciplines. Peking University library is a member of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), China Library Association, and China Science Information Association. The management centers of China Academic Library Information System (CALIS) and China Academic Social Sciences and Humanities Library (CASHL) are also located in the library.
Publisher
Gale Asia
Volume
Copyright
2011
ISBN13
9789814319577
Release
Format
eBook
Grade Level
12th Grade - College Senior
DDC
TBD
Features & Benefits
Contains rare letters and diary by Hu Shih, never before published.
Each document is presented in facsimile, with English captions.
Hu's English letters during his US ambassadorship (1938- 1942) offer important insights into the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
The early diary gives a window on the world of Hu's formative years.
Hu's correspondences regarding Chang Shi Ji offer new material for the study of his significant contribution to modern Chinese poetry.
Contains many correspondences with important figures and scholars of the time.
Contains rare letters and diary by Hu Shih, never before published.
Each document is presented in facsimile, with English captions.
Hu's English letters during his US ambassadorship (1938- 1942) offer important insights into the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
The early diary gives a window on the world of Hu's formative years.
Hu's correspondences regarding Chang Shi Ji offer new material for the study of his significant contribution to modern Chinese poetry.
Contains many correspondences with important figures and scholars of the time.
Preface.
About Peking University Library.
Part I. Diary at Chengzhong School.
Part II. An Entry from Hsu Chi-Mo's Diary Copied by Hu Shih.
