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Book SynopsisThis 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.
Trade Review"
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 short review. It is fortunate for us that Harrison brings to life a vanished world of family, work, and land and shows how these elements connect to the region, nation, and world in a time of remarkable political and economic transformations in Asia." --
Agricultural History"It should be on any short-list of 'necessary' books on modern China." --
American Historical Review"A tour de force of originality, clarity, and skillful organization....this tome deserves praise as a significant addition to the scholarship of modern Chinese history." --
Chinese Historical Review"This is a lovely book: sharp, human, meticulously theorized, and informative." --
The China Review"...eye-opening....Harrison does nothing less than open up for us a whole new world." --
Journal of Asian StudiesTable of ContentsTable of Contents Preface 1 Chapter One Writing 11 Chapter Two The Confucian Scholar 27 Chapter Three The Filial Son 66 Chapter Four The Representative of the People 109 Chapter Five The Merchant 149 Chapter Six The Farmer 180 Epilogue 211 Acknowledgements 226 Notes 229 Bibliography 259
