Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Land, People, and History
Thought and Religion
Literature and Art
Music and Dance
Food and Clothing
Architecture and Housing
Family and Gender
Holidays and Leisure Activities
Epilogue: Culture in Crisis? China and Its Future
Index

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Captures the essence of China, past and present, in one volume.

About the Author

Richard Gunde is the assistant director of the Center for Chinese Studies at UCLA. He was the associate editor of the journal Modern China for more than 20 years.

Reviews

?Librarians will want to purchase, for the high school collection and for the public library collection, countries for which your students or patrons need or request.?-Blanche Woolls & David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com)

?The chapters are well written and will be easily understood by the intended audience. Users will find that the index that rounds out the volume will be essential in finding quick information.?-American Reference Books Annual

"Librarians will want to purchase, for the high school collection and for the public library collection, countries for which your students or patrons need or request."-Blanche Woolls & David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com)

"The chapters are well written and will be easily understood by the intended audience. Users will find that the index that rounds out the volume will be essential in finding quick information."-American Reference Books Annual