{"product_id":"daily-life-for-the-common-ronald-suleski-9789004361027","title":"Daily Life for the Common People of China, 1850 to 1950: Understanding Chaoben Culture","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 (\u003ci\u003echaoben\u003c\/i\u003e 抄本) now flooding the antiques markets in China. These documents represent a new and heretofore overlooked category of historical sources. \u003cbr\u003eSuleski gives a detailed explanation of the interaction of \u003ci\u003echaoben\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald Suleski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004361022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004361027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.30d","brand":"Ronald Suleski","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136994095359,"sku":"9789004361027","price":273.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_212c75c1-e737-457b-bb55-d768fd27e62a.jpg?v=1770165835","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/daily-life-for-the-common-ronald-suleski-9789004361027","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}