China : a history in objects / Jessica Harrison-Hall.
China : a history in objects / Jessica Harrison-Hall.
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Publisher
London : New York, New York : Thames & Hudson Inc., 2018.
Call Numbers
G 2018/4297
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
351 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction --
Early China : 5000-221 BC --
Empires : 221 BC-AD 960 --
Emperors, scholars and merchants : 960-1279 --
Mongols and Ming : 1271-1644 --
Qing: the last dynasty : 1644-1911 --
Modern China : 1911-present.
Publication information
Publisher
London : New York, New York : Thames & Hudson Inc., 2018.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2018.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
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 interna...
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Full title
China : a history in objects / Jessica Harrison-Hall.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
General note
"The British Museum."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-345) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2017
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Call Numbers
G 2018/4297
Record Identifier
74VKVkqoj8Pd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVkqoj8Pd
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ISBN
0500519706 (hardback)
9780500519707 (hardback)
DDC
951
MMS ID
991024179907502626
