Micro History: the Living World of Modern Chinese People
by Li Changli
About This Novel
From the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China, Chinese and Western civilizations collided violently. Amid political decline, turmoil, and chaos, how did people's living world change? What impact did the spread of Western power and the popularity of foreign goods to the east have on people's lives and ideas? How do people respond to these changes? What new lifestyles, new pursuits and new concepts have been nurtured? Focusing on these issues, this book uses rich historical materials such as archives, local chronicles, diaries, notebooks, novels, newspapers, and foreign travel notes to examine the urban and rural living environment, consumer life, urban life, marriage and family life, etc., Explores the role and mechanism of changes in people's lives on the transformation of modern society, and reveals the role that the potential vitality and regeneration of Chinese civilization contained in the world of people's lives plays in the survival, continuation and rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
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