| Description |
492 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
The land and resources of China -- Geographical and climatic regions -- Natural resources -- Communications -- The economy -- The inhabitants of China -- Anthropology -- The Non-Han cultures of China -- External China -- The society of China -- The social order -- Law -- Education -- Health and medicine -- Games and sports -- The continuity of China -- Legendary prehistory -- Archaeology -- The Shang Dynasty (c. 1480-1050 BC) -- The Chou Dynasty (c. 1122-221 BC) -- The Ch'in Dynasty (221-206 BC) -- The Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 220) -- Wei, Chin and Northern and Southern Dynasties (AD 220-581) -- The Sui Dynasty (AD 581-618) -- The T'ang Dynasty (AD 618-907) -- Five dynasties and ten kingdoms (AD 907-59) -- The Sung Dynasty (AD 960-1279) -- The Yuan Dynasty (AD 1276-1368) -- The Ming Dynasty (AD 1368-1644) -- The Ch'ing Dynasty (AD 1644-1912) -- The Republican Period (1912-49) -- The People's Republic -- The mind and senses of China -- Beliefs, customs and folklore -- Philosophy and religion -- Words and signs -- Literature -- Drama, music and cinema -- Cuisine -- Time and quantities -- Art and architecture -- Design and symbol -- Historical phases and schools -- Techniques of art forms and crafts -- Architecture -- Science and technology -- Agriculture and biological sciences -- Physical sciences -- Technology -- Mining and civil engineering. -- Practical indicator -- Common Chinese notices: basic recognition for foreigners -- Social and public manners -- East-West friction -- Do's and don'ts in personal or commercial contact with individual Chinese |
| Summary |
Brief entries cover the geography, history, economy, culture, laws, medicine, sports, politics, religion, literature, drama, cuisine, architecture, art, and science of China |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 488-491 |
| SUBJECT |
China -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85023992
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China http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79091151 -- Dictionaries.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001671
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China http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79091151 -- Dictionaries.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2012003393
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China http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79091151 -- Encyclopedias.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001614
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China -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024032
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| Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias.
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| Author |
Hook, Brian.
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| LC no. |
81009927 |
| ISBN |
0521230993 |
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