The Man Awakened from Dreams
Henrietta Harrison
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Hardcover. This book is a study of everyday life in rural north China in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century told through the story of one man's life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
In this beautifully crafted study of one emblematic life, Harrison addresses large themes in Chinese history while conveying with great immediacy the textures and rhythms of everyday life in the countryside in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.
Liu Dapeng was a provincial degree-holder who never held government office. Through the story of his family, the author illustrates the decline of the countryside in relation to the cities as a result of modernization and the transformation of Confucian ideology as a result of these changes. Based on nearly 400 volumes of Liu's diary and other writings, the book illustrates what ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804750684
SKU
V9780804750684
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Ref
99-50
About Henrietta Harrison
Henrietta Harrison is Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Leeds.
Reviews for The Man Awakened from Dreams
"The Man Awakened from Dreams is a skillfully crafted book that deserves a wide readership....[It] is a splendid example of the value of studying particular individuals, areas and events to expand, refine and enliven the relatively abstract generalizations of more broadly based studies."
The China Journal "The richness of this compelling and riveting book cannot be encompassed in a ... Read more
The China Journal "The richness of this compelling and riveting book cannot be encompassed in a ... Read more