Collecting China

Collecting China
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 235
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ISBN-10 : 9781611490060
ISBN-13 : 1611490065
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Book Synopsis Collecting China by : Vimalin Rujivacharakul

Download or read book Collecting China written by Vimalin Rujivacharakul and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collecting China is a unique collection of essays that brings together theories of materiality and what collecting has meant to various peoples over time. Collecting China grew out of a simple question: how does a thing become Chinese? Fifteen essays explore this question from different angles, ranging from close examination of world-renowned private collections to critical reinterpretations of historical writings.


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