Table of contents : Contents Preface Introduction 1. Antiquarianism and Its Genealogies 2. Antiquarianism in an Age of Reform 3. A Passion for Antiquity, in Two Dimensions and in Three 4. Wu Dacheng’s Paleography and Artifact Studies 5. The Discovery of the Oracle Bone Inscriptions 6. Luo Zhenyu and the Dilemmas of the Private Scholar 7. Wang Guowei–From Antiquarianism to History Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index