Private Truths, Public Lies
Private Truths, Public Lies

Preferencefalsification,accordingtoTimurKuran,istheactofmisrepresentingone'swantsunderperceivedsocialpressures.InthisbookKuranarguesthatthephenomenonnotonlyisubiquitousbut

Painting and Private Life in Eleventh-Century China
Painting and Private Life in Eleventh-Century China

Intheeleventhcentury,thefocusofChinesepaintingshifteddramatically.Thesubjectmatterofmostearlierworksofartwasdrawnfromabroadlysharedheritageofpolitical,religious,andliter