{"product_id":"among-the-celestials-ferdinand-m-bertholet-9780300196566","title":"Among the Celestials: China in Early Photographs","description":"The flourishing of photography as a medium in the mid-19th century coincided with a rise in curiosity about China on the part of the Western world. As the number of foreigners living and traveling in China increased, early photographs of China were taken by and for an international audience. \u003ci\u003eAmong the Celestials \u003c\/i\u003eassembles 250 fascinating images of China in the second half of the 19th century and first half of the 20th, captured by the Western camera lens. The photographs portray the gritty side of the country as well as stunning views of palaces, temples, harbors, and gardens. This juxtaposition of the sordid and the serene provides a multidimensional picture of China's physical and social landscape before Mao Zedong's ascent to power changed the country forever. The photographs, many published here for the first time, are both beautiful and moving, and together offer a new understanding of a social and cultural history associated with a time of significant historical change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistributed for Mercatorfonds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ferdinand M. Bertholet, Lambert Van Der Aalsvoort\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300196563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300196566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mercatorfonds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.11h x 10.16w x 1.10d","brand":"Ferdinand M. Bertholet","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076004442367,"sku":"9780300196566","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_66d98859-f0cc-44fa-b491-a0c2a206830d.jpg?v=1685462642","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/among-the-celestials-ferdinand-m-bertholet-9780300196566","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}