{"product_id":"book-collecting-in-chinese-culture-sang-liangzhi-9781844643189","title":"Book Collecting in Chinese Culture","description":"Book collecting is an old tradition in Chinese culture which is experiencing a recent revival. Books are a key to understanding Chinese cultural past and present. It is the author's contention that books are a crystallization of human wisdom, and book collection is a crystallization of culture. People's respect for knowledge and culture all start with books and with book collecting. In the electronic age, this is even more relevant. This book explores all aspects of book collecting in China, including: government book collecting and prohibition * famous book collectors * religious book collecting * college book collecting * business book collecting * book collecting philosophy and its influence on the development of education and commerce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sang Liangzhi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1844643182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844643189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paths Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Sang Liangzhi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48587924930815,"sku":"9781844643189","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b2a0c653-a03a-4f00-9ca9-ecbc19b6f203.jpg?v=1780171379","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/book-collecting-in-chinese-culture-sang-liangzhi-9781844643189","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}