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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A Fashionable Century is not only deft in its writing and visual analysis, but this well-written book is itself a beautiful object."
* New Books in East Asian Studies (NBN) *
"[R]eaders with passion about China and women’s fashions in the late Qing dynasty will get a lot out of this book. The book’s contribution to the discussions about the changes in China’s society, economy, and culture during the nineteenth century is vital and goes far beyond classic scholar literature."
* Journal of Dress History *
"[M]eticulously researched, carefully argued, and beautifully illustrated."
* Journal of Chinese History *
"An important contribution to the study of art and society in the late Qing...[B]ut because Silberstein [is] breaking new methodological ground, [this] work should be of interest beyond the bounds of China studies. It is to be hoped that readers interested in fashion history in other parts of the world will read and learn from this book and its innovative approach."
* Journal of the American Oriental Society (JAOS) *
"An indispensable resource for Qing fashion and material culture."
* NAN NÜ *
"Pioneering... Take[s] the reader deep into some little-known areas of late Qing society."
* Etudes Chinoises *
