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Daily Life in Ancient China
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This book employs textual and archaeological material to reconstruct the various features of daily life in ancient China.
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Essays address expressions of modernity in relation to non-Western politics and national cultures. Topics range from the installation of gas streetlights in Sha
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In this volume, Mu-chou Poo offers a new overview of daily life in ancient China. Synthesizing a range of textual and archaeological materials, he brings a them