Format:
1 online resource (328 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789047424154
Series Statement:
Library of the Written Word - the Industrial World Ser. v.7
Content:
In this pioneering work, based upon interviews with many of the surviving protagonists, Cornelis ('Cees') Andriesse tells the story of the role that Dutch publishing houses played in the rise of English language commercial science publishing after the Second World War, that was preceded by the decline of science publishing in German. Using the existing literature as well as many privately held archival sources, the author follows the fortunes of the leading publishers, Martinus Nijhoff, Elsevier and North Holland while also briefly discussing smaller houses like Dr. W. Junk and Reidel. The book contains lively portraits of the main characters involved and will no doubt stimulate further research and discussion of the role of publishing in the history of science. The authors' main thesis that successful publishing requires a strong, fruitful partnership between an academic publisher and an academic editor, will no doubt convince most readers. This is a great book on the most productive friendships and partnerships in the history of science publishing.
Content:
Contents -- Preface -- List of Illustrations -- Chapter One On Science Publishing -- Chapter Two The Publisher of Huygens and Lorentz -- Quest for the Lingua Franca -- Chapter Three German Scenes -- Two Scenes from 1942 -- A Letter and Three Scenes from 1938 -- Two and a Half Scenes from 1933 -- Chapter Four Elsevier's Venture -- Encyclopaedia of Organic Chemistry -- Little Beilstein -- Book of Health -- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta -- Chapter Five Frank and his 'North-Holland' -- Choice for Physics -- Monographs on Theoretical and Applied Physics -- Quest for Journal Editors -- Chapter Six Beyond Physics -- Excerpta Medica -- Biological Publications -- Philosophical Diversions -- Chapter Seven The Associated Scientifi c Publishers -- Dissolution of Boundaries -- The Integration -- Chapter Eight Saturation -- Chapter Nine Towards the Internet Revolution -- Manuscript Sources and Interviews -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004170841
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789004170841
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=467893
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