Introduction to Book Review Studies

Author: Xu Zhaoxun
Publisher: Henan University Press
This book is one of the series on editing and publishing studies, and it is a comprehensive and systematic theoretical work on book reviews. It includes the concept of book reviews, the objects, content, and scope of research, discussing the background and historical development of book reviews in China, as well as the principles, organization, and role of book review work. It particularly stands out by introducing foreign book reviews, analyzing the history and development trends of book reviews in Europe, America, and other countries around the world. The book contains many innovative insights. It is not only a professional textbook for higher education institutions but also suitable for publishing and distribution workers, media professionals in news, broadcasting, television, and the general readership.
Book Description:
This book is a comprehensive and systematic theoretical work on book reviews, commissioned by the former State Education Commission to serve as a uniformly compiled textbook for higher education institutions. It covers the concept, objects, content, and scope of book reviews, discussing the background and historical development of book reviews in China, as well as the principles, organization, and role of book review work. It particularly stands out by introducing foreign book reviews, analyzing the history and development trends of book reviews in Europe, America, and other countries around the world.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Foreword
Chapter 1 Book Reviews and Book Review Studies
Section 1 Book Reviews and Book Review Studies
Section 2 Objects, Content, and Scope of Book Review Studies
Section 3 The Position and Role of Book Reviews in Publishing and Distribution Work
Section 4 Types and Classification of Book Reviews
Section 5 Standards of Book Reviews
Chapter 2 The Origin and Development of Book Reviews in China
Section 1 Book Reviews in the Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties
Section 2 Book Reviews in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties
Section 3 Book Reviews in the Sui, Tang, Song, and Yuan Dynasties
Section 4 Book Reviews in the Ming, Qing Dynasties, and the Modern Era
Section 5 Book Reviews in the Modern Era
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1 Book Reviews and Book Review Studies
Section 1 Book Reviews and Book Review Studies
Section 2 Objects, Content, and Scope of Book Review Studies
Section 3 The Position and Role of Book Reviews in Publishing and Distribution Work
Section 4 Types and Classification of Book Reviews
Section 5 Standards of Book Reviews
Chapter 2 The Origin and Development of Book Reviews in China
Section 1 Book Reviews in the Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties
Section 2 Book Reviews in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties
Section 3 Book Reviews in the Sui, Tang, Song, and Yuan Dynasties
Section 4 Book Reviews in the Ming, Qing Dynasties, and the Modern Era
Section 5 Book Reviews in the Modern Era
Chapter 3 Book Review Work
Section 1 Overview of Book Review Work
Section 2 Book Review Conferences
Section 3 Book Review Organizations
Section 4 Book Review Platforms
Section 5 Book Review Education
Section 6 Book Review Teams
Chapter 4 Writing Book Reviews
Section 1 The Writing Process of Book Reviews
Section 2 How to Select Books
Section 3 Titles of Book Reviews
Section 4 The Body of Book Reviews
Section 5 Language of Book Reviews
Section 6 Revising Book Reviews
Chapter 5 Book Reviews of Various Types
Section 1 Book Reviews on Social Sciences
Section 2 Book Reviews on Philosophy and Politics
Section 3 Book Reviews on Literary Works
Section 4 Book Reviews on Children’s Literature
Section 5 Book Reviews on Science and Technology
Section 6 Book Reviews on Reference Works
Chapter 6 Overview of Foreign Book Reviews
Section 1 Brief History of Foreign Book Reviews
Section 2 Book Reviews in the United States and Canada
Section 3 Book Reviews in Europe
Section 4 Book Reviews in Asia and Oceania
Section 5 Book Reviews in Africa and Latin America
Section 6 Development Trends of Foreign Book Reviews
References
Afterword