Knowledge for generations : Wiley and the Global Publishing Industry, 1807-2007 / Timothy Curtis Jacobson ... [et al.].
Contributor(s): Jacobson, Timothy C
| John Wiley & Sons.
Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.A. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2007Description: xix, 548 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.Content type: text ISBN: 9780471757214 (cloth); 0471757217 (cloth).Subject(s): John Wiley & Sons -- History | Publishers and publishing -- United States -- HistoryDDC classification: 070.50973/K76 Other classification: CAS Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books
|
College Library General Reference Section | CAS 070.50973/K76 (Browse shelf) | Available | D-01449 |
Browsing College Library Shelves , Shelving location: General Reference Section Close shelf browser
| No cover image available | ||||||||
| CAS 070.43/J82 Journalism and technological change : | CAS 070.4493337/H19 Environment, media and communication / | CAS 070.49/K79 Photojournalism : | CAS 070.50973/K76 Knowledge for generations : | CAS 081/C59 The dog is us and other observations / | CAS 100/C46 Philosophy, an introduction to the art of wondering / | CAS 100/C66 Philosophy for dummies/ |
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.
There are no comments for this item.