{"product_id":"9783032023773","title":"Biographical Traditions in Early Modern East Asia, 1500-1900: Collecting Accounts","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBiographical Traditions in Early Modern East Asia, 1500-1900: Collecting Accounts\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePidhainy, Ihor; Waltner, Ann\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edited collection is composed of four uniquely authored chapters, each of which examines collective identity in early modern East Asia through \u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003ebiography and historical accounts\u003c\/span\u003e. In addition, an introductory chapter lays out the overall principles and concerns of biography in Early Modern East Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book covers five civilizations (China, Japan, Ryūkyū Kingdom, and Vietnam) while also touching on relations among these civilizations. This volume considers how biographies or life stories can help us better understand these civilizations. Each contributor explores shared concerns about biography, writing, group and individual identity, and the implications of these on the overall genre of biography in East Asia in the early modern period.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-01-03\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783032023773\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-032-02378-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 156\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44352245661836,"sku":"9783032023773","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032023773.jpg?v=1775067563","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032023773","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}