The Man Awakened from Dreams: One Man's Life in a North China Village, 1857-1942

by Henrietta Harrison

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In this beautifully crafted study of one emblematic life, Harrison addresses large themes in Chinese history while conveying with great immediacy the textures and rhythms of everyday life in the countryside in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.

Liu Dapeng was a provincial degree-holder who never held government office. Through the story of his family, the author illustrates the decline of the countryside in relation to the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0804750696

ISBN13:9780804750691

Release Date:January 2005

Publisher:Stanford University Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 8.8"

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Asia Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History China Education & Reference Historical Historical Study & Educational Resources History

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