Description
A Reader on China
Author: Shuyang Su
Order No. 3188
ISBN-13: 9781592650590
ISBN-10: 1592650597
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Long River Press
Pub Year: 2005
Pages: 247 p. Color illustrations throughout
Language: English
Size: 7.5 x 9.75
Price: $20.95
Intended for general interest readers, this one-volume book provides a basic, introductory guide to Chinese civilization, including history, philosophy, culture, and society. Chapters include: geography, prehistory and mythology; ethnic minorities, feudal states, origins of language, philosophy and moral culture, traditional religious beliefs, family life, food and diet, art and literature, Chinese aesthetics, science and technology, and discoveries and inventions. A Reader on China opens the door to future study on one of the world’s most ancient civilizations.