{"product_id":"chinas-hidden-century-9780714124933","title":"Chinas hidden century","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHandsomely illustrated'  Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide  The book is a resounding success a valuable guide to laypeople, students and scholars on the late Qing for years to come.'  SEHEPUNKTE   The exhibition catalogue's seven essaysare a guide to [a] re-reading of the past, threading the relics on display into a rich tapestry of what life entailed under the last century of Manchu reign.'  Rhoda Kwan, The Mekong Review  Cultural creativity in China between 1796 and 1912 demonstrated extraordinary resilience at a time of intense external and internal warfare and socioeconomic turmoil. Innovation can be seen in material culture (including print, painting, calligraphy, textiles, fashion, jewellery, ceramics, lacquer, glass, arms and armour, silver, and photography) during a century in which China's art, literature, crafts and technology faced unprecedented exposure to global influences.  1796  the official end of the reign of the Qianlong emperor  is viewed as the close of the high Qing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForewords\u003cbr\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: China’s long 19th century – Julia Lovell\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: The court – Mei Mei Rado\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: The military – Stephen R. Platt\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3:  Elite art – Chia-ling Yang\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Vernacular culture – Jessica Harrison-Hall\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5:  Global Qing – Anne Gerritsen\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Reform to revolution – Jeffrey Wasserstrom\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eList of lenders\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements and image credits\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"British Museum Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865614954839,"sku":"9780714124933","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780714124933.jpg?v=1722274760","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chinas-hidden-century-9780714124933","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}