Author: Kenneth Wilkinson 289710
Title: World Cultures
Description: Teach Yourself, 2004. Paperback. Pp: 248. The book is divided into three sections. Chapters one and two deal with the forces - historical, geographical, geological, demographical and linguistic - that have brought about the formation of the country we know as China and the language we know as Chinese. Chapters three to seven deal with the wealth of creative aspects of Chinese culture from the beginnings to modern day. These chapters take a look at the main areas or works of philosophy and religion, festivals and folklore, literature, entertainment, art and architecture, music, food, crafts and other facets of Chinese ingenuity, together with the people who have created and are still creating them. Subsequent chapters deal with aspects of contemporary Chinese society and the practicalitites of living in modern-day China - the political history and structure of the country, education, work and leisure, health and Chinese medicine and the Chinese attitude to the family and sex. The final chapter takes a glance at the future. ISBN: 9780340811436. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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