Abstract:

From the perspective of book history and knowledge society history, this article

examined the overall publishing picture and development context of civilian literacy textbooks from

1922 to 1949, and explored how the literacy textbooks of that period realized their basic function of

teaching literacy through effective editing activities. At the same time, how did editors integrate the

daily knowledge that they believe is necessary for life into the content organization of the text, and

achieve the political goal of “becoming a new citizen” in the process of “excluding illiteracy”. The

connotation of “new citizen” referred to different political outlooks under different systems, time

and space.

Key words:

Literacy textbook Illiteracy New citizen Book history

CLC Number: 

• G239