{"product_id":"idle-talk-jack-w-chen-9780520289772","title":"Idle Talk: Volume 6","description":"Gossip and anecdote may be \"idle talk,\" but they also serve to knit together individuals in society and to provide the materials through which literary culture and historical memory are constructed. This groundbreaking book provides a cultural history of gossip and anecdote in traditional China, beginning with the Han dynasty and ending with the Qing. The ten essays, along with the introduction and postface, address the verification, transmission, and interpretation of gossip and anecdote across literary and historical genres. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors: Sarah M. Allen, Beverly J. Bossler, Jack W. Chen, Ronald Egan, Dore J. Levy, Stephen Owen, Graham Sanders, David Schaberg, Anna M. Shields, Richard E. Strassberg, Xiaofei Tian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack W. Chen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520289773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520289772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Jack W. Chen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46024660910335,"sku":"9780520289772","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c209284a-9637-4eab-bc84-777363e9a2ff.jpg?v=1723128910","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/idle-talk-jack-w-chen-9780520289772","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}