{"product_id":"artisans-in-early-imperial-chi","title":"Artisans in Early Imperial China","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003eArtisans in Early Imperial China\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn award-winning study of the ancient world, now back in print\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarly China is best known for the dazzling material artifacts it has left behind. These terracotta figures, gilt-bronze lamps, and other material remnants of the Chinese past unearthed by archaeological excavations are often viewed without regard to the social context of their creation, yet they were made by individuals who contributed greatly to the foundations of early Chinese culture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eArtisans in Early Imperial China\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Anthony Barbieri-Low combines historical, epigraphic, and archaeological analysis to refocus our gaze from the glittering objects and monuments of China onto the men and women who made them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking readers inside the private workshops, crowded marketplaces, and great palaces, temples, and tombs of early China, Barbieri-Low explores the lives and working conditions of artisans, meticulously documenting their role in early Chinese society and the economy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 2007, winner of top prizes from the Association for Asian Studies, American Historical Association, College Art Association, and the International Convention of Asia Scholars, and now back in print, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eArtisans in Early Imperial China\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will appeal to anyone interested in Chinese history, as well as to scholars of comparative social history, labor history, and Asian art history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAnthony J. Barbieri-Low\u003c\/span\u003e is professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAncient Egypt and Early China: State, Society, and Culture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e408 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7.25 x 1 x 10.25 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2.7 pounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Univ of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49693482352896,"sku":"25396","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/3776\/files\/81ivvzRdprL._SL1500_copy.png?v=1788715994","url":"https:\/\/asianartmuseumstore.myshopify.com\/products\/artisans-in-early-imperial-chi","provider":"Cha May Ching Museum Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}