Dutch messengers : a history of science publishing, 1930-1980
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Dutch messengers : a history of science publishing, 1930-1980
（Library of the written word, v. 7 . The Industrial world ; v. 1）
Brill, 2008
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Bibliography: p. [267]-271
Includes index
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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.
Table of Contents
Preface
List of Illustrations
1. On Science Publishing
2. The Publisher of Huygens and Lorentz
Quest for the Lingua Franca
3. German Scenes
Two Scenes from 1942
A Letter and Three Scenes from 1938
Two and a Half Scenes from 1933
4. Elsevier's Venture
The Encyclopaedia of Organic Chemistry
The Little Beilstein
The Book of Health
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta
5. Frank and his 'North-Holland'
The Choice for Physics
Monographs on Theoretical and Applied Physics
The Quest for Journal Editors
6. Beyond Physics
Excerpta Medica
Biological Publications
Philosophical Diversions
7. The Associated Scientific Publishers
The Dissolution of Boundaries
The Integration
8. Saturation
9. Towards the Internet Revolution
Manuscript Sources and Interviews
Bibliography
Index
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