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Book Photo and Illustrations  China 1839   1920 s

Download or read book Photo and Illustrations China 1839 1920 s written by Julien Coallier and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-02 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Content includes photos and Illustrations of the Chinese between the years 1839 - 1920's. Images have been restored or enhanced.

Book Brush   Shutter

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  • Author : Jeffrey W. Cody
  • Publisher : Getty Publications
  • Release : 2011
  • ISBN : 1606060546
  • Pages : 212 pages

Download or read book Brush Shutter written by Jeffrey W. Cody and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanies an exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, 8 February-1 May 2011.

Book The Photographic Experience  1839  1914  Images and Attitudes

Download or read book The Photographic Experience 1839 1914 Images and Attitudes written by and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Photographic Experience deals with episodes and issues relating to the spread and practice of photography from its beginnings to World War I. Bridget and Heinz Henisch concern themselves with the reception accorded to the new art by professionals, amateurs, and the general public. They examine reactions to the new invention in the press, literature, poetry, music, and fashion; the response of intellectuals and painters; and the beliefs held by prominent photographers concerning the nature of the medium and its mission. With a wide array of images - many never before published - they illustrate the photograph's use as a record of public and private moments in life.

Book The Lion and the Dragon

Download or read book The Lion and the Dragon written by Mark Simner and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2019-06-29 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the middle of the 19th-Century, Britain and China would twice go to war over trade, and in particular the trade in opium. The Chinese people had progressively become addicted to the narcotic, a habit that British merchants were more than happy to feed from their opium-poppy fields in India. When the Qing dynasty rulers of China attempted to suppress this trade--due to the serious social and economic problems it caused--the British Government responded with gunboat diplomacy, and conflict soon ensued. The first conflict, known as the First Anglo-Chinese War or Opium War (1839-42), ended in British victory and the Treaty of Nanking. However, this treaty was heavily biased in favour of the British, and it would not be long before there was a renewal of hostilities, taking the form of what became known as the Second Anglo-Chinese War or Arrow War (1857-60). Again, the second conflict would end with an 'unequal treaty' that was heavily biased towards the victor. The Lion and the Dragon: Britain's Opium Wars with China, 1839-1860 examines the causes and ensuing military history of these tragic conflicts, as well as their bitter legacies.

Book A Companion to Chinese Art

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  • Author : Martin J. Powers
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2022-04-26
  • ISBN : 1119121698
  • Pages : 596 pages

Download or read book A Companion to Chinese Art written by Martin J. Powers and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the history of art in China from its earliest incarnations to the present day, this comprehensive volume includes two dozen newly-commissioned essays spanning the theories, genres, and media central to Chinese art and theory throughout its history. Provides an exceptional collection of essays promoting a comparative understanding of China’s long record of cultural production Brings together an international team of scholars from East and West, whose contributions range from an overview of pre-modern theory, to those exploring calligraphy, fine painting, sculpture, accessories, and more Articulates the direction in which the field of Chinese art history is moving, as well as providing a roadmap for historians interested in comparative study or theory Proposes new and revisionist interpretations of the literati tradition, which has long been an important staple of Chinese art history Offers a rich insight into China’s social and political institutions, religious and cultural practices, and intellectual traditions, alongside Chinese art history, theory, and criticism

Book China and the International System  1840 1949

Download or read book China and the International System 1840 1949 written by David Scott and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2008-11-07 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the images, hopes, and fears that were evoked during China’s century-long subservience to external powers.

Book Library of Congress Catalog  Motion Pictures and Filmstrips

Download or read book Library of Congress Catalog Motion Pictures and Filmstrips written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Strangers at the Gate

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  • Author : Frederic Wakeman
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 1997-12-30
  • ISBN : 9780520212398
  • Pages : 296 pages

Download or read book Strangers at the Gate written by Frederic Wakeman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997-12-30 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1966, and now available once more, this pioneering work examines the relationship between the Chinese civil and military authorities and the British trading community in Guangdong province on the eve of the Taiping Rebellion--one of the most calamitous events in Chinese history. The book explores the various factors that led to the progression of rebellion and the inevitability of revolution.

Book Christianity in China

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  • Author : Xiaoxin Wu
  • Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
  • Release : 2009-09-18
  • ISBN : 0765639920
  • Pages : 863 pages

Download or read book Christianity in China written by Xiaoxin Wu and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 2009-09-18 with total page 863 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now revised and updated to incorporate numerous new materials, this is the major source for researching American Christian activity in China, especially that of missions and missionaries. It provides a thorough introduction and guide to primary and secondary sources on Christian enterprises and individuals in China that are preserved in hundreds of libraries, archives, historical societies, headquarters of religious orders, and other repositories in the United States. It includes data from the beginnings of Christianity in China in the early eighth century through 1952, when American missionary activity in China virtually ceased. For this new edition, the institutional base has shifted from the Princeton Theological Seminary (Protestant) to the Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural Relations at the University of San Francisco (Jesuit), reflecting the ecumenical nature of this monumental undertaking.

Book Photography Fifth Edition

Download or read book Photography Fifth Edition written by Mary Warner Marien and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 1053 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifth edition of this indispensable history of photography spans the history of the medium, from its early development to current practice, and providing a focused understanding of the cultural contexts in which photographers have lived and worked throughout, this remains an all-encompassing survey. Mary Warner Marien discusses photography from around the world and through the lenses of art, science, travel, war, fashion, the mass media and individual photographers. Professional, amateur and art photographers are all represented, with 'Portrait' boxes devoted to highlighting important individuals and 'Focus' boxes charting particular cultural debates. Mary Warner Marien is also the author of 100 Ideas that Changed Photography and Photography Visionaries. New additions to this ground-breaking global survey of photography includes 20 new images and sections on advances in technology and the influence of social media platforms. An essential text for anyone studying photography.

Book Opium Regimes

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  • Author : Timothy Brook
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2000-09-18
  • ISBN : 9780520222366
  • Pages : 470 pages

Download or read book Opium Regimes written by Timothy Brook and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000-09-18 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opium Regimes draws on a range of research to show that the opium trade was not purely a British operation, but involved Chinese merchants and state agents, and Japanese imperial agents as well.

Book Asia through Art and Anthropology

Download or read book Asia through Art and Anthropology written by Fuyubi Nakamura and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-25 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * AWARDED BEST ANTHOLOGY BY THE ART ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND *How has Asia been imagined, represented and transferred both literally and visually across linguistic, geopolitical and cultural boundaries? This book explores the shifting roles of those who produce, critique and translate creative forms and practices, for which distinctions of geography, ethnicity, tradition and modernity have become fluid. Drawing on accounts of modern and contemporary art, film, literature, fashion and performance, it challenges established assumptions of the cultural products of Asia.Special attention is given to the role of cultural translators or 'long-distance cultural specialists' whose works bridge or traverse different worlds, with the inclusion of essays by three important artists who share personal accounts of their experiences creating and showing artworks that negotiate diverse cultural contexts.With contributions from key scholars of Asian art and culture, including art historian John Clark and anthropologist Clare Harris, alongside fresh voices in the field, Asia Through Art and Anthropology will be essential reading for students and scholars of anthropology, art history, Asian studies, visual and cultural studies.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The publication of the color plates of works by Phaptawan Suwannakudt and Savanhdary Vongpoothorn is funded by the Australian Government.

Book Pioneers of Modern China

Download or read book Pioneers of Modern China written by Khoon Choy Lee and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2005 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amongst the Chinese exists great cultural variety and diversity. The Cantonese care more for profit than face and are good businessmen, whereas Fujian R(r)n are frank, blunt and outspoken but daring and generous. Beijing R(r)n are more aristocratic and well-mannered, having stayed in a city ruled by emperors of different dynasties. Shanghai R(r)n are more enterprising, adventurous and materialistic but less aristocratic, having been at the center of pre-war gangsterism. Hainan R(r)n are straightforward, blunt and stubborn. Hunan R(r)n are more warlike and have produced more marshals and generals than any other province. Pioneers of Modern China is a fascinating book that paints a vivid picture of the unique cultural characteristics and behavior of the Chinese in the various provinces. Using leaders in the modern history of China, such as Sun Yat Sen, Chiang Kai Shek, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao as representatives, it offers an in-depth look into the psyche of the Chinese people. It also pays tribute to writers, painters and kungfu experts, who have helped to develop the country socially and artistically."

Book In Movement

Download or read book In Movement written by Franklin Shoichiro Odo and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Prologue

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2002
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 692 pages

Download or read book Prologue written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Yellowface

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  • Author : Krystyn R. Moon
  • Publisher : Rutgers University Press
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN : 9780813535074
  • Pages : 244 pages

Download or read book Yellowface written by Krystyn R. Moon and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagining China: early nineteenth-century writings and musical productions -- Towards exclusion: American popular songs on Chinese immigration, 1850-1882 -- Chinese and Chinese immigrant performers on the American stage, 1830s-1920s -- The sounds of Chinese otherness and American popular music, 1880s-1920s -- From aversion to fascination: new lyrics and voices, 1880s-1920s -- The rise of Chinese and Chinese American vaudevillians, 1900s-1920s

Book    The    Athenaeum

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1843
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1188 pages

Download or read book The Athenaeum written by and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 1188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: