Abstract:

Columbia University Press has published Chinese books since the beginning of the

20th century. At present， it has published 48 kinds of Chinese series books， with a total of 987，

which boasts the complete categories， the largest number and the greatest influence among

western publishing houses. This paper aims to examine the publishing experience of Columbia

University Press in dissemination the Chinese culture during the past century from the following

five dimensions ： communication subject， content， channel， audience and its effect， and then

summarize the enlightenment of its publishing practice， so as to improve China’s international

publishing competitiveness as well as international communication capacity.

Key words:

Foreign publishing houses Dissemination Publication Columbia University Press

CLC Number: 

• G239