Books of Modern China (1840-1949) Books of Modern China (1840-1949) Access information: Access on and off campus Description: Digital archive from Shanghai Library collections of over 120,000 books published in China between 1840-1949, covering the following categories: politics, economics, law, literature, lifestyle, contemporary biographies, children’s books, school textbooks, as well as communist publications. This article was published on 2024-08-21