{"product_id":"the-man-awakened-from-dreams-9780804750691","title":"The Man Awakened from Dreams","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Man Awakened from Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe China Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" -- \u003ci\u003eAgricultural History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It should be on any short-list of 'necessary' books on modern China.\" -- \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" -- \u003ci\u003eChinese Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a lovely book: sharp, human, meticulously theorized, and informative.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe China Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...eye-opening....Harrison does nothing less than open up for us a whole new world.\" -- \u003ci\u003eJournal of Asian Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents  Preface 1  Chapter One\t\tWriting 11  Chapter Two\t\tThe Confucian Scholar 27  Chapter Three\t\tThe Filial Son 66  Chapter Four\t\tThe Representative of the People 109  Chapter Five\t\tThe Merchant 149  Chapter Six\t\tThe Farmer 180  Epilogue 211  Acknowledgements 226  Notes 229  Bibliography 259","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405560062295,"sku":"9780804750691","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804750691.jpg?v=1730492834","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-man-awakened-from-dreams-9780804750691","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}