Kingdom of characters : (Record no. 5100)
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| fixed length control field | 01167nam a2200217Ia 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | NUBLRC |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 241210s9999 xx 000 0 und d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 978-0-7352-1473-6 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | NUBLRC |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | REF PL 1171 .T78 2022 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Tsu, Jing |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Kingdom of characters : |
| Remainder of title | the language revolution that made china modern |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Jing Tsu |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Riverhead Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2022 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxi, 314 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustration ; |
| Dimensions | 21cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | USD 29.89 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | One. A Mandarin in Revolution -- Two. Chinese Typewriters and America -- Three. Tipping the scale of telegraphy -- Four. The Librarian's Card Catalog -- Five. When "Peking" became "Beijing" -- Six. Entering into the computer -- Seven. The Digital Sinosphere. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This book follows the bold innovators who reinvented the Chinese language. With larger-than-life characters and an unexpected perspective on the major events of China's tumultuous twentieth century, Tsu reveals how language is both a technology to be perfected and a subtle yet potent power to be exercised and expanded. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | 20cm. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | NU BALIWAG | NU BALIWAG | Reference | Purchased - Amazon | REF PL 1171 .T78 2022 | NUBUL000004553 | 12/12/2024 | 12/12/2024 | Reference |
