Knowledge for generations : Wiley and the Global Publishing Industry, 1807-2007 /
Timothy Curtis Jacobson ... [et al.].
- xix, 548 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-506) and indexes.
Chapter 1. Family Craft and Business: Evolution1807-2007. Chapter 2. Charles Wiley: Bookman of the "Literary Republic" 1807-1826. Chapter 3. John Wiley: Foundations 1826-1865. Chapter 4. And Sons: Transition to Modern Publishing1865-1925. Chapter 5. The Cousins: Conservative Change Duringthe Fourth Generation 1925-1956. Chapter 6. William Bradford Wiley: The Transition to Professional Management 1957-1979. Chapter 7. A Turbulent Decade: Experimentation and Survival 1979-1989. Chapter 8. Renaissance: Rebirth as a Global Company1989-2002. Chapter 9. Directions.
A lively history of one of America's oldest publishing houses, published in conjunction with Wiley's bicentennial Founded in New York City when Thomas Jefferson was president, Wiley has been a significant player in the publishing industry for two centuries.
9780471757214 (cloth) 0471757217 (cloth)
2007042803
GBA685737 bnb
013572784 Uk
John Wiley & Sons--History.
Publishers and publishing--History.--United States
Z473.J67 / K66 2007
070.50973/K76
Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-506) and indexes.
Chapter 1. Family Craft and Business: Evolution1807-2007. Chapter 2. Charles Wiley: Bookman of the "Literary Republic" 1807-1826. Chapter 3. John Wiley: Foundations 1826-1865. Chapter 4. And Sons: Transition to Modern Publishing1865-1925. Chapter 5. The Cousins: Conservative Change Duringthe Fourth Generation 1925-1956. Chapter 6. William Bradford Wiley: The Transition to Professional Management 1957-1979. Chapter 7. A Turbulent Decade: Experimentation and Survival 1979-1989. Chapter 8. Renaissance: Rebirth as a Global Company1989-2002. Chapter 9. Directions.
A lively history of one of America's oldest publishing houses, published in conjunction with Wiley's bicentennial Founded in New York City when Thomas Jefferson was president, Wiley has been a significant player in the publishing industry for two centuries.
9780471757214 (cloth) 0471757217 (cloth)
2007042803
GBA685737 bnb
013572784 Uk
John Wiley & Sons--History.
Publishers and publishing--History.--United States
Z473.J67 / K66 2007
070.50973/K76
