苏世军、张养志主编的《西方出版史纲》以西方出版发展进程为脉络，以出版史重大事件及其相关人物以及重大事件对出版的影响为主题，以古代希腊罗马誊写的出版形式为起点，以数字出版的兴起告一段落，系统描绘西方出版业的发展历史。

Part One Book Publishing

Chapter 1． General Considerations and the Earliest Book Form in Europe

 Section A． General Considerations

 Section B． The Earliest Book Form in Europe

Chapter 2． Ancient Greco-Roman Publishing

 Section A． Alexandria Library

 Section B． The Destruction of the World’s Ancient Literature

Chapter 3． Books in Ancient Greek, Roman and the Early Christian Era

 Section A． Greek and Roman in Classical Antiquity

 Section B． Books in the Early Christian Era

Chapter 4． The Medieval Books and Early Printing

 Section A． The Medieval Books

 Section B． Early Printing: 1450-1550

Chapter 5． Book Publishing in Europe and America from 1550-1800

 Section A． Book Publishing in Britain from 1550-1800

 Section B． Book Publishing in Other Continental Countries and America t

Chapter6. US Publishing (Colonial Times – Present)

 Section A． US Publishing from the Colonial Times to 1900: Beginnings

 Section B． US Publishing from 1900 to the End of the 20th Century: Going Commercial

Part Two Magazine Publishing

Chapter 7． Magazine Publishing from the 17th Century to the 19th Century

 Section A． Magazine Publishing in the 17th and 18th Century

 Section B． Some Magazines in the 19th Century

Chapter 8． Magazine Publishing in the 20th Century

 Section A Scholarly, Cultural and Literary Magazines

 Section B The Advertising Revolution in Popular Magazines

Part Three Newspaper Publishing

Chapter 9． Western Newspapers in the Middle Ages and 19th Century

 Section A． News Publishing in Medieval Europe

 Section B． Growth of the Newspaper Business in the 19th Century

Chapter 10． Western Newspaper Development in the 20th Century

 Section A． Era of the Popular Press

 Section B． Newspapers in Modern Era

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