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02709aam a2200445Ii 4500 001 939D7558580511E8A8F83C5097128E48 003 SILO 005 20180515010114 008 171119t20172017enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0500519706 020 $a 9780500519707 035 $a (OCoLC)1012379337 040 $a SINLB $b eng $e rda $c SINLB $d ERASA $d BTCTA $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCF $d UAB $d WLU $d PAU $d HTM $d SILO 043 $a a-cc--- 050 4 $a DS706 $b .H373 2017 082 04 $a 951 $2 23 100 1 $a Harrison-Hall, Jessica, $e author. 245 10 $a China : $b a history in objects / $c Jessica Harrison-Hall. 264 1 $a [London] : $b Thames & Hudson Ltd, $c [2017] 300 $a 351 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 25 cm 500 $a At foot of title: The British Museum. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-345) and index. 505 00 $g 6 $g 1 $t Modern China. $g 2 $t Empires -- $g 3 $t Emperors, scholars and merchants -- $g 4 $t Mongols and Ming -- $g 5 $t Qing: the last dynasty -- $g 6 $t Modern China. 520 8 $a 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 internationally engaged past. From the earliest archaeological relics and rituals, through the development of writing and state, to the advent of empire, the author charts China's transformation from ancient civilization into the world's most populous nation and influential economy, offering historical insights and cultural treasures along the way. This accessible book presents an eclectic mix of materials including Chinese theater, the decorative arts, costume, jewelry, and furniture-making, running through to the most recent diffusion of Chinese culture. 651 0 $a China $x Antiquities. 651 0 $a China $x Antiquities $v Pictorial works. 651 0 $a China $x History. 651 0 $a China $x History $v Pictorial works. 650 0 $a Material culture $z China. 650 0 $a Material culture $z China $v Pictorial works. 650 7 $a Antiquities. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00810745 650 7 $a Material culture. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01011739 651 7 $a China. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01206073 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Pictorial works. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423874 710 2 $a British Museum, $e associated with work. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191213014127.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180905045709.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=939D7558580511E8A8F83C5097128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search