Creators of Modern China

Jessica Harrison-Hall is head of the China Section, Curator of the Sir Percival David Collections of Chinese Ceramics, and of Chinese Decorative Arts and Ceramics at the British Museum. Julia Lovell is Professor of Chinese History and Literature at Birkbeck, University of London. Her book The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China won the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature in 2012.

• Introduction by Jessica Harrison-Hall and Julia Lovell 1. The Court – Emperors, Empresses, Eunuchs, Courtiers and EntertainersJessica Harrison-Hall 2. Religious Figures - Daoists, Buddhists, Muslims, and ChristiansJulia Lovell 3. Militarists - Soldiers, Martyrs, Mercenaries and PiratesJulia Lovell 4. Artists – Calligraphers, Epigraphers, Painters, Illustrators and PhotographersJessica Harrison-Hall 5. Observers - Writers, Poets, Translators and TravellersJulia Lovell 6. Business People - Commodity Traders, Financiers, Entrepreneurs and Media TycoonsJessica Harrison-Hall 7. Statesmen - Campaigners, Reformers, Diplomats and PhilosophersJulia Lovell 8. Makers - Craftspeople, Folklorists and ScientistsJessica Harrison-Hall

'Engagingly written and beautifully illustrated … Like being invited to a huge party full of interesting (if sometimes unpleasant or even dangerous) people from all walks of life. Indeed, this is a retrospective panorama of a fascinating period in Chinese history, packed with information and providing an entrance into a forgotten world. Harrison-Hall and Lovell have shone a bright light on a neglected area of Chinese (and world) history, and for that the highest praise is due' - Asian Review of Books