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China : a history in objects

Harrison-Hall, Jessica, author, British Museum, associated with work

Overview

This illustrated introduction to the history of China offers a fresh understanding of China's progress from the Neolithic age to the present. Told in six chapters arranged chronologically, through art, artifacts, people, and places, and richly illustrated with expertly selected objects and artworks, it firmly connects today's China with its internationally engaged past.0From the earliest archaeological relics and rituals, through the development of writing and state, to the advent of empire, the author charts China's transformation from ancient civilization into the world's most populous nation and influential economy, offering historical insights and cultural treasures along the way. This accessible book presents an eclectic mix of materials including Chinese theater, the decorative arts, costume, jewelry, and furniture-making, running through to the most recent diffusion of Chinese culture.

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Subject: Material culture China. / Material culture China Pictorial works. / Antiquities. / Material culture. / China Antiquities. / China Antiquities Pictorial works. / China History. / China History Pictorial works. / China.
• ISBN: 9780500519707, 0500519706

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DS706.H373 2017	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE