Savage exchange : Han imperialism, Chinese literary style, and the economic imagination / Tamara T. Chin.
By: Chin, Tamara T
Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 94Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Asia Center, 2014.Description: xiv, 363 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780674417199 (hardcover : acidfree paper)Subject(s): Chinese literature -- Qin and Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D. -- History and criticism | Imperialism -- Social aspects -- China -- History -- To 1500 | Imperialism -- Economic aspects -- China -- History -- To 1500 | Economics and literature -- China -- History -- To 1500 | Politics and literature -- China -- History -- To 1500 | Commerce in literature | China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D | China -- Commerce -- History | China -- Economic conditions -- To 1644 | China -- Territorial expansionDDC classification: 895.109/0022 LOC classification: PL2284 | .C547 2014Ownership: Given to the British Museum by Lillian ChinScope and content: "Explores the politics of representation during the Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE), a pivotal time when China was asserting imperialist power on the Eurasian continent and expanding its local and long-distance markets. By juxtaposing well-known texts with recently excavated literary and visual materials, the author elaborates a new literary and cultural approach to Chinese economic thought"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-350) and index.
"Explores the politics of representation during the Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE), a pivotal time when China was asserting imperialist power on the Eurasian continent and expanding its local and long-distance markets. By juxtaposing well-known texts with recently excavated literary and visual materials, the author elaborates a new literary and cultural approach to Chinese economic thought"-- Provided by publisher.
Given to the British Museum by Lillian Chin.