{"product_id":"24-hours-in-ancient-china-a-day-in-the-life-of-the-people-who-lived-there-24-hours-in-ancient-history","title":"24 Hours in Ancient China: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There (24 Hours in Ancient History)","description":"Spend 24 hours with the ancient Chinese.\n\nThe year is AD 17. The Han dynasty is in power and we are in and around Chang’ an, the capital and one of the most developed regions of the empire, which is enjoying a prolonged economic and cultural pinnacle.\n\nThere are extraordinary palaces, military bases and city walls. Households are benefitting from the invention of numerous agricultural technologies and an unprecedented level of craft production, which includes ceramics, bronzes, iron objects and many other elaborate goods.\n\nThis is an age that is both vibrant and innovative but also riven with conflict and contradictions. For as successful as the empire is, the reality is that life for the ordinary inhabitants is still about the same problems: earning money, work struggles and family dramas.\n\nDiscover what one day in ancient China is like by spending twenty-four hours with the people who lived there. Every hour we meet a different person – from dancers to doctors, priests to convicts, textile workers to tomb looters – and build a multi-layered picture of the social fabric of ancient China and this fascinating period in history.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 178929648X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.178929648X.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Zhuang, Yijie\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43293323558973,"sku":"BVV.178929648X.A","price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/178929648X-0.jpg?v=1782335980","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/24-hours-in-ancient-china-a-day-in-the-life-of-the-people-who-lived-there-24-hours-in-ancient-history","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}