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"This is the first time that two university presses from different continents – one American and one Asian – have created a joint publishing venture. The purpose is to publish the best books in Asian cultural studies," said Colin Day, Publisher of Hong Kong University Press.
"We believe the Duke/Hong Kong imprint will substantially improve the flow and exchange of ideas between scholars across the globe – making Asian works more available in the US and Europe and American and European works more accessible in Asia," said Stephen Cohn, Director of Duke University Press.
Widely recognized as one of the most distinguished cultural studies publishers, Duke University Press will distribute the books published under the joint venture in North America and Europe, while Hong Kong University Press concentrates on sales in Asia, Australia and the rest of the world.
"The scheme will create a gateway by which ideas from Asian scholars can connect globally," Dr. Day said. "In addition, it will insulate authors from the pressure for homogenization and adoption of a western perspective that is so often the price of worldwide distribution. The joint venture enables books by Asian authors to reach a global audience while retaining their Asian character."
"To take the idea further, it will create a forum where ideas in the region can contest one another and be tested against ideas from the rest of the world. With this new initiative, their voices will be heard and scholarly dialogue immeasurably enriched," he added.
Each book published will be considered and approved by the faculty committees of both presses. Books published under the new programme will bear both partners' names and will be sold throughout the world.
The first two books under the joint venture have just been published. English Lessons: The Pedagogy of Imperialism in Nineteenth Century China by James L. Hevia, explores the ways the European imperial powers tried to reshape China's behaviour as they dealt with the Qing monarchy in the period from 1860-1900. Life and Times of Cultural Studies: The Politics and Transformations of Structures of Knowledge, by Richard E.Lee, looks at the emergence of cultural studies in the second half of the twentieth century and thus sets a context for the books in the Duke/Hong Kong programme.
The book cover of For English Lessons: The Pedagogy of Imperialism in Nineteenth-Century China can be downloaded at:
http://www.hku.hk/eroesite/html/press/englishlessons.jpg
The book cover of For Life and Times of Cultural Studies – The politics and Transformation of Structures of Knowledge can be downloaded at:
http://www.hku.hk/eroesite/html/press/lifeandtimes.jpg
For media enquiries, please contact Miss Polo Leung at HKU's External Relations Office at 2859 2600.
Joint Publishing Programme Gives Asian Scholars Global Reach
30 Apr 2004
Hong Kong University Press has entered into a pioneering joint-publishing venture with the distinguished Duke University Press in the United States that will make possible much enhanced global exposure for Asian scholars.
"This is the first time that two university presses from different continents – one American and one Asian – have created a joint publishing venture. The purpose is to publish the best books in Asian cultural studies," said Colin Day, Publisher of Hong Kong University Press.
"We believe the Duke/Hong Kong imprint will substantially improve the flow and exchange of ideas between scholars across the globe – making Asian works more available in the US and Europe and American and European works more accessible in Asia," said Stephen Cohn, Director of Duke University Press.
Widely recognized as one of the most distinguished cultural studies publishers, Duke University Press will distribute the books published under the joint venture in North America and Europe, while Hong Kong University Press concentrates on sales in Asia, Australia and the rest of the world.
"The scheme will create a gateway by which ideas from Asian scholars can connect globally," Dr. Day said. "In addition, it will insulate authors from the pressure for homogenization and adoption of a western perspective that is so often the price of worldwide distribution. The joint venture enables books by Asian authors to reach a global audience while retaining their Asian character."
"To take the idea further, it will create a forum where ideas in the region can contest one another and be tested against ideas from the rest of the world. With this new initiative, their voices will be heard and scholarly dialogue immeasurably enriched," he added.
Each book published will be considered and approved by the faculty committees of both presses. Books published under the new programme will bear both partners' names and will be sold throughout the world.
The first two books under the joint venture have just been published. English Lessons: The Pedagogy of Imperialism in Nineteenth Century China by James L. Hevia, explores the ways the European imperial powers tried to reshape China's behaviour as they dealt with the Qing monarchy in the period from 1860-1900. Life and Times of Cultural Studies: The Politics and Transformations of Structures of Knowledge, by Richard E.Lee, looks at the emergence of cultural studies in the second half of the twentieth century and thus sets a context for the books in the Duke/Hong Kong programme.
The book cover of For English Lessons: The Pedagogy of Imperialism in Nineteenth-Century China can be downloaded at:
http://www.hku.hk/eroesite/html/press/englishlessons.jpg
The book cover of For Life and Times of Cultural Studies – The politics and Transformation of Structures of Knowledge can be downloaded at:
http://www.hku.hk/eroesite/html/press/lifeandtimes.jpg
For media enquiries, please contact Miss Polo Leung at HKU's External Relations Office at 2859 2600.
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