People's Publishing House
Chinese publishing company
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People's Publishing House[3][4] (Chinese: 人民出版社; pinyin: Rénmín Chūbǎnshè), abbreviated as PPH,[5][3] also known as People's Press,[6] is China's state-run publishing house based in Beijing,[7] which mainly publishes books on philosophy and social sciences, and is the official publisher of political and ideological books for the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese government.[8]
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| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 September 1921[1] |
| Country of origin | China |
| Headquarters location | Beijing, China[2] |
| Publication types | Books, periodicals |
| Owner | Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party |
| Official website | www |
It is run by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.[9] Its important publications include classic works of Marxism,[10] and works by "Leaders of the Party and State" of the People's Republic of China.[11]
History
People's Publishing House was originally established 1 September 1921.[12] It was established for the purpose of publishing communist texts.[13]: 103 Its founder was Li Da.[13]: 252
In 1923, People's Publishing House merged with other Communist Party printing organizations.[13]: 255
People's Publishing House was re-established on 1 December 1950.[14] It was the first official publishing house of the People's Republic of China government.[13]: 255
In August 1966, People's Publishing House took over the work of printing Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong,[15]: 34 which had originally been published by the People's Liberation Army.[16]: xiii Quotations was made available to the public through Xinhua Bookstores.[15]: 34
In December 1979, People's Publishing House released a major Chinese translation of Edgar Snow's Red Star over China under the new title Mao Zedong's 1936 Conversations with Edgar Snow.[13]: 125
In 1986, Ge Jianxiong's dissertation, Population Geography of the Western Han Dynasty (西汉人口地理), was published as a monograph by the People's Publishing House,[17] which was the first doctoral thesis of history published in the People's Republic of China.[18]
Publications
Works of Leaders of the Party and the State
These texts include: