Subject: Liu Dapeng 劉大鵬, 1857-1942

man awakened from dreams : one man's life in a north China village, 1857-1942
AuthorHarrison, Henrietta 沈艾娣
PlaceStanford, CA
PublisherStanford University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
LanguageEnglish
TypeDigital Book (PDF)
ShelfDigital Archives
Call NumberDS797.75.C45 H374 2005d
Descriptionpdf [viii, 207 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm]
NoteThe man awakened from dreams : one man's life in a north China village, 1857-1942 / Henrietta Harrison.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-202) and index.

1. Writing -- 2. The Confucian scholar -- 3. The Filial son -- 4. The representative of the people -- 5. The merchant -- 6. The farmer.

Harrison addresses large themes in Chinese history, while conveying the textures & rhythms of everyday life in the countryside in the late 19th & early 20th centuries. Through the story of Liu Dapeng's family, the author illustrates the decline of the countryside in relation to the cities.

Local access dig.pdf. [Harrison-Man Awakened from Dreams.pdf]

ISBN9781423716631
LCCN2004018647