Invited Talk at Fudan University, symposium, "Chung Hwa Book Company and China's Modern and Contemporary Culture", 2012,.06.30. Article published in《中华书局与中国近现代文化》,上海人民出版社, 2013. ISBN 978-7-208-11462-3.
20. 信息量与社会影响
• “In our time, thanks to the talent and industry of those from the
Rhine, books have emerged in lavish numbers. A book that once
would've belonged only to the rich -- nay, to a king -- can now be
seen under a modest roof ... There is nothing nowadays that our
children ... fail to know.” -- Sebastian Brant (1498)
• “These (North American subscription) libraries have improved the
general conversation of the Americans, made the common
tradesmen and farmers as intelligent as most gentlemen from other
countries, and perhaps have contributed in some degree to the
stand so generally made throughout the colonies in defense of their
privileges.” – Benjamin Franklin (c. 1779)
• “Advances in computer technology and the Internet have changed
the way America works, learns, and communicates. The Internet
has become an integral part of America's economic, political, and
social life.” -- Bill Clinton (1999)
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