How Long to Read Creating New Order in the Knowledge Economy: The Curious Journey of Copyright in China, 1868--1937

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It takes the average reader 6 hours and 32 minutes to read Creating New Order in the Knowledge Economy: The Curious Journey of Copyright in China, 1868--1937 by Fei-Hsien Wang

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Widespread piracy of intellectual property in modern-day China has convinced international legal scholars and policy makers that the Chinese not only lack awareness of intellectual property but also refuse to protect this internationally recognized doctrine. It seems natural to think that copyright law in China is a story of failure. But is it? This Dissertation shows that most scholars and commentators have neglected to see how copyright, an internationalizing doctrine, was actually received and enforced in pre-1949 China. Drawing upon a wide range of published and unpublished archival sources, including actual books (both authentic and pirated) produced during this period, this dissertation traces how the very concept of "copyright" became banquan (literally "the right to printing blocks") in Chinese, and how it was understood, appropriated, and practiced as a new legal doctrine by the Chinese to declare ownership, define literary property, and create orders in a changing knowledge economy. In tracing this history, I argue that the concept of "copyright" should be seen not as a fixed and timeless legal term, but as a vessel that contains different meanings and values in different historical and cultural contexts. How historical actors understood and employed this concept is best seen in the practices and norms they associated with it rather than the letter of the law.

How long is Creating New Order in the Knowledge Economy: The Curious Journey of Copyright in China, 1868--1937?

Creating New Order in the Knowledge Economy: The Curious Journey of Copyright in China, 1868--1937 by Fei-Hsien Wang is 391 pages long, and a total of 98,141 words.

This makes it 132% the length of the average book. It also has 120% more words than the average book.

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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 56 minutes to read Creating New Order in the Knowledge Economy: The Curious Journey of Copyright in China, 1868--1937 aloud.

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Creating New Order in the Knowledge Economy: The Curious Journey of Copyright in China, 1868--1937 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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