000845064 000__ 02384cam\a2200349Ii\4500 000845064 001__ 845064 000845064 005__ 20210515152854.0 000845064 008__ 180131s2018\\\\enka\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\d 000845064 019__ $$a1020637187 000845064 020__ $$a9781107021174$$q(hardcover) 000845064 020__ $$a1107021170$$q(hardcover) 000845064 020__ $$a1107605466$$q(paperback) 000845064 020__ $$a9781107605466$$q(paperback) 000845064 035__ $$a(OCoLC)on1020611920 000845064 035__ $$a845064 000845064 040__ $$aYDX$$beng$$erda$$cYDX$$dBNG$$dGSU$$dTXA$$dIAY$$dOCLCF 000845064 043__ $$aa-cc--- 000845064 049__ $$aISEA 000845064 050_4 $$aDS741.65$$b.P82 2018 000845064 08204 $$a931.04$$223 000845064 1001_ $$aPu, Muzhou,$$eauthor. 000845064 24510 $$aDaily life in ancient China /$$cMu-chou Poo. 000845064 264_1 $$aCambridge, United Kingdom ;$$aNew York, NY, USA :$$bCambridge University Press,$$c2018. 000845064 300__ $$axviii, 258 pages :$$billustrations ;$$c27 cm 000845064 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000845064 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia 000845064 338__ $$avolume$$bnc$$2rdacarrier 000845064 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 245-254) and index. 000845064 5050_ $$aIntroduction -- The stage -- Government organizations and elite ideology -- Social structure and law -- Country life -- Cities and urban life -- Production, consumption, and ideological constraints -- Practical technology -- Leisure and entertainment, games, and festivals -- Glimpses of emotional life -- Death, burial, and the hope for a happy afterlife -- Conclusion: continuation and transformation of life experience. 000845064 520__ $$aIn this volume, Mu-chou Poo offers a new overview of daily life in Ancient China. Synthesizing a range of textual and archaeological materials, he brings a thematic approach to the topic that enables a multi-faceted understanding of the ideological, economical, legal, social, and emotional aspects of life in Ancient China. The volume focuses on the Han period and examines key topics such as government organization and elite ideology, urban and country life, practical technology, leisure and festivity, and death and burial customs. Written in clear and engaging prose, this volume servces as a useful introduction to the culture and society of Ancient China. It also enables students to better understand the construction of history and to reflect critically on the nature of historical writing. 000845064 651_0 $$aChina$$xSocial life and customs$$yTo 221 B.C. 000845064 651_0 $$aChina$$xSocial life and customs$$y221 B.C.-960 A.D. 000845064 85200 $$bgen$$hDS741.65$$i.P82$$i2018 000845064 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:845064$$pGLOBAL_SET 000845064 980__ $$aBIB 000845064 980__ $$aBOOK