Longmen's stone Buddhas and cultural heritage : when antiquity met modernity in China /

Based on original research and empirical sources in Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese and Swedish, this book refracts modern and contemporary China through the lens of an important historical site, Luoyang's Longmen cave carvings, laden with Chinese as well as international political a...

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Main Author:	Wang, Dong, 1967- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]
Series:	Asia/Pacific/perspectives.
Subjects:	Longmen Caves (China) Cultural property > Protection > China > Longmen Caves. Cultural property > Protection > Social aspects. Culture and globalization. China > Relations. Civilization > Chinese influences.

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Summary:	Based on original research and empirical sources in Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese and Swedish, this book refracts modern and contemporary China through the lens of an important historical site, Luoyang's Longmen cave carvings, laden with Chinese as well as international political and cultural symbolism.
Physical Description:	xiv, 295 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-284) and index.
ISBN:	9781538141106 1538141108 9781538141113 1538141116