| Daily Life for the Common People of China, 1850 to 1950: Understanding Chaoben Culture Contributor(s): Suleski, Ronald (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004361022 ISBN-13: 9789004361027 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $247.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Rural - History | Asia - China - Social Science | Customs & Traditions |
| Dewey: 951.03 |
| LCCN: 2018010088 |
| Series: China Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.85 lbs) 484 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this exciting book, Ronald Suleski introduces daily life for the common people of China in the century from 1850 to 1950. They were semi-literate, yet they have left us written accounts of their hopes, fears, and values. They have left us the hand-written manuscripts (chaoben 抄本) now flooding the antiques markets in China. These documents represent a new and heretofore overlooked category of historical sources. Suleski gives a detailed explanation of the interaction of chaoben with the lives of the people. He offers examples of why they were so important to the poor laboring masses: people wanted horoscopes predicting their future, information about the ghosts causing them headaches, a few written words to help them trade in the rural markets, and many more examples are given. The book contains a special appendix giving the first complete translation into English of a chaoben describing the ghosts and goblins that bedeviled the poor working classes. |