China's hidden century : 1796-1912 /

Cultural creativity in China between 1796 and 1912 demonstrated extraordinary resilience in a time of warfare, land shortages, famine and uprisings. Innovation can be seen in material culture (including print, painting, calligraphy, textiles, fashion, jewellery, ceramics, lacquer, glass, arms and ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Harrison-Hall, Jessica (Editor), Lovell, Julia, 1975- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2023.
Subjects:	Material culture > China > History. China > Civilization > 1644-1912. China > Social life and customs > 1644-1912. Art, Chinese > Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912 > Exhibitions. Civilization. Manners and customs. Material culture. China. 1644-1912 History. Exhibition catalogs.

Table of Contents:

Director's foreword
Introduction. China's long 19th century / Julia Lovell
1. The court / Mei Mei Rado
2. The military / Stephen R. Platt
3. Elite art / Chia-ling Yang
4. Vernacular culture / Jessica Harrison-Hall
5. Global Qing / Anne Gerritsen
6. Reform to revolution / Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Notes
Bibliography
Picture credits
Lenders
Acknowledgements
Index.