{"product_id":"metalworking-in-bronze-age-china-peng-peng-9781604979626","title":"Metalworking in Bronze Age China: The Lost-Wax Process","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetalworking in Bronze Age China\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is the first study that adopts a comprehensive, thorough, and interdisciplinary approach toward early Chinese lost-wax castings. It shows that the dominant belief that the lost-wax process as the optimal method for casting bronzes deserves more rigorous examination. In a broader sense, the book provides a study on the \"norms,\" which are seldom questioned. By examining the reasons why Chinese founders often chose not to use the lost-wax process they had clearly mastered, the book refutes the idea that lost-wax technology is the only \"right way\" to cast bronzes. This study demonstrates that a \"norm\" is in many ways an illusion that twists our comprehension of art, technology, civilization, and history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is in the Cambria Sinophone World Series, headed by Victor Mair (University of Pennsylvania).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Includes 225 images.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peng Peng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1604979623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604979626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambria Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.31d","brand":"Peng Peng","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43942602670335,"sku":"9781604979626","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a327ffaa-ce7b-49e5-9756-dec90f157cdb.jpg?v=1681493304","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/metalworking-in-bronze-age-china-peng-peng-9781604979626","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}