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Culture and customs of China / Richard Gunde.
Penn Museum Library DS721 .G89 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gunde, Richard, 1944-
- Series:
- Culture and customs of Asia 1097-0738
- Culture and customs of Asia, 1097-0738
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- China--Civilization.
- China.
- Civilization.
- China--Social life and customs.
- Manners and customs.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 254 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- Captures the essence of China, past and present, in one volume.
- Contents:
- 1 Land, People, and History 1
- 2 Thought and Religion 35
- 3 Literature and Art 59
- 4 Music and Dance 89
- 5 Food and Clothing 115
- 6 Architecture and Housing 141
- 7 Family and Gender 167
- 8 Holidays and Leisure Activities 191
- Epilogue: Culture in Crisis? China and Its Future 223.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-240) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0313308764
- OCLC:
- 45951649
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