Art and Political Expression in Early China
1992
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Powers examines the art and politics of the Han dynasty (206 B.C. - 200 A.D.) and shows that both were influenced by the rise of an educated, non-aristocratic public who questioned the authority of the ruling class at all levels.
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Martin J. Powers
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Martin Powers (b. 1949) is the Sally Michelson Davidson Professor of Chinese art and culture at the University of Michigan, and a widely-published author on Chinese art and culture. His books include Pattern and Person: Ornament, Society, and Self in Classical China (2006). He is a two-time recipient of the Joseph Levenson Book Prize. Powers received his undergraduate education at Shimer College, and his graduate training at the University of Chicago, where he completed his Ph.D. in 1978. (from Shimer College Wiki)
