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Title: Imperial China: Photographs 1850-1912 by Clark Worswick, Jonathan D. Spence, Asia House Gallery, American Federation of Arts ISBN: 0-517-53377-4 Publisher: Outlet Pub. Date: August, 1978 Format: Hardcover List Price(USD): $7.99

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

Rating: 5
Summary: a truly interesting photographic essay
Comment: This book principally consits of photographs. The text mostly introduces the photographers and sets the scene (so to speek) for the photos.

The photos themselves are astonishing. They are all taken between 1850 and 1912, when China was still living like it had done for the past 3 thousand years, in all it's high culture and barbarity.

There are photos of gorgeously attired couples in dragon robes, all formally seated like ancestor portraits. There are also city-scapes and photos of remote temples and the Summer palace before it was burnt by the invading armies of the west. There are scenes of executions which hide NOTHING and scenes from the imperial court and pictures of heart-breaking poverty.

This book is an eye-opener. I've never seen a collection of photos like this anywhere else. I highly reccomend this book to anybody interested in Imperial China, Costume or social history