Superfluous Things: Material Culture and Social Status in Early Modern China by Craig Clunas

Superfluous Things: Material Culture and Social Status in Early Modern China

Craig Clunas

246 pages first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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Now in paperback This outstanding and original book, presented here with a new preface, examines the history of material culture in early modern China. Craig Clunas analyzes "superfluous things"--the paintings, calligraphy, bronzes, ceramics, carv...

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