{"product_id":"chinas-hidden-century-1796-1912-hardcover","title":"China's Hidden Century: 1796-1912 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessica Harrison-Hall\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJulia Lovell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCultural 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, jewelry, ceramics, lacquer, arms and armor, and photography) during a century in which China's art, literature, crafts, and technology faced unprecedented exposure to global influences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil recently the nineteenth century in China has been defined as an era of cultural stagnation. Built on new research, this book sets out a fresh understanding of this important period and creates a detailed visual account of responses to war, technology, urbanization, political transformations, and external influences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe narratives are brought to life and individualized through illustrated biographical accounts that highlight the diversity of voices and experiences contributing to this fascinating, turbulent period in Chinese history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExhibition dates: British Museum, May-October 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJessica Harrison-Hall is curator of the exhibition \u003ci\u003eChina's Hidden Century\u003c\/i\u003e, head of the China Section, and curator of the Sir Percival David Collections and of Chinese Decorative Arts and Ceramics at the British Museum. She is author of \u003ci\u003eChina: A History in Objects\u003c\/i\u003e. Julia Lovell is professor of modern China at Birkbeck, University of London. Her book \u003ci\u003eThe Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China\u003c\/i\u003e won the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature in 2012 and her book \u003ci\u003eMaoism: A Global History \u003c\/i\u003ewon the 2019 Cundill History Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 10.7 x 10.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754027352352,"sku":"9780295751856","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f6437d2f2d7c5adcdaba767150ea5dc2.webp?v=1780031775","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chinas-hidden-century-1796-1912-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}