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Author : J. R. Chitty
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
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Download or read book Things Seen in China written by J. R. Chitty and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. R. Chitty
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Total Pages : 157 pages
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Author : J. R. Chitty
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330584958
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (849 download)
Download or read book Things Seen in China written by J. R. Chitty and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Things Seen in China in writing this little book about a country with which, over and above the period of my personal residence, I have had life-long intimate connection, I have avoided touching on controversial and political matters of the present moment. And I have done this deliberately, because there is so vast a range of subjects of enduring interest that will remain worthy of consideration when the engrossing problems of to-day have found their solution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : J. R. Chitty
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Total Pages : 251 pages
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Download or read book Things Seen in China written by J. R. Chitty and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. R. Chitty
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ISBN 13 : 9781363916504
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (165 download)
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Author : J. R. Chitty
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781342226082
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Things Seen in China / By J. R. Chitty; With Fifty Illustrations written by J. R. Chitty and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : J. R. Chitty
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Total Pages : 157 pages
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Download or read book Things Seen in China, by J.R. Chitty; with Many Illustrations written by J. R. Chitty and published by . This book was released on with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : J. R. Chitty
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Total Pages : 157 pages
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Author : J. R. Chitty
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Total Pages : 251 pages
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Author : Peter Hessler
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062206249
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)
Download or read book Strange Stones written by Peter Hessler and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of unforgettable figures and an unrelenting spirit of adventure, Strange Stones is a far-ranging, thought-provoking collection of Peter Hessler’s best reportage—a dazzling display of the powerful storytelling, shrewd cultural insight, and warm sense of humor that are the trademarks of his work. Over the last decade, as a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of three books, Peter Hessler has lived in Asia and the United States, writing as both native and knowledgeable outsider in these two very different regions. This unusual perspective distinguishes Strange Stones, which showcases Hessler’s unmatched range as a storyteller. “Wild Flavor” invites readers along on a taste test between two rat restaurants in South China. One story profiles Yao Ming, basketball star and China’s most beloved export, another David Spindler, an obsessive and passionate historian of the Great Wall. In “Dr. Don,” Hessler writes movingly about a small-town pharmacist and his relationship with the people he serves. While Hessler’s subjects and locations vary, subtle but deeply important thematic links bind these pieces—the strength of local traditions, the surprising overlap between apparently opposing cultures, and the powerful lessons drawn from individuals who straddle different worlds.
Author : David C. Banks
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ISBN 13 : 9780228822783
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (227 download)
Download or read book Quirky Things You See in China written by David C. Banks and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quirky Things You See in China I traveled to China fourteen times between December 2004 and April 2019 spending a total of six years exploring the country and meeting the people and I was constantly amazed by the differences between life in Canada and life in China. Those differences were easy to see, so I began to photograph them just for my own amusement and that of my friends and family. As I noticed patterns and trends, I recorded my thoughts and watched for photo opportunities to illustrate them. Eventually, I began to think that I should share my insights with others as well. Having been a chemistry teacher for 31 years, I was comfortable with writing down my thoughts and presenting them to other people so, by 2015, I felt I was ready to begin work on a book, but what should it contain and how should it be presented? When I pulled all my material together, I realized it might be fun to talk about many of the amusing habits, customs and other quirky things I had been observing as I traveled around the country. I had many wonderful encounters with kind and generous strangers and even met a Chinese woman in 2009 I married only a year later. Apart from politics, there is an entirely separate world at work in the daily lives of the people who are friendly and very curious. They provided me with many funny and heartwarming anecdotes as I observed their behaviour and customs. I learned to appreciate their amazing resilience and work ethic relative to the secure and comfortable life I am living in Canada. I have included over 1150 photos out of the 150,000 my wife and I have accumulated over the years and I hope you will find them enjoyable, amusing and stimulating. China is a wonderful place to visit. I hope you will enjoy what you see and read in 'Quirky Things You See in China' and perhaps visit that incredible country sometime soon. David C. Banks
Author : Craig Clunas
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824828202
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (282 download)
Download or read book Superfluous Things written by Craig Clunas and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2004-05-31 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback This outstanding and original book, presented here with a new preface, examines the history of material culture in early modern China. Craig Clunas analyzes “superfluous things”—the paintings, calligraphy, bronzes, ceramics, carved jade, and other objects owned by the elites of Ming China—and describes contemporary attitudes to them. He informs his discussions with reference to both socio-cultural theory and current debates on eighteenth-century England concerning luxury, conspicuous consumption, and the growth of the consumer society.
Author : Barry Allen
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674335910
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (743 download)
Download or read book Vanishing Into Things written by Barry Allen and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barry Allen explores the concept of knowledge in Chinese thought over two millennia and compares the different philosophical imperatives that have driven Chinese and Western thought. Challenging the hyperspecialized epistemology of modern Western philosophy, he urges his readers toward an ethical appreciation of why knowledge is worth pursuing.
Author : Yu Hua
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307739791
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)
Download or read book China in Ten Words written by Yu Hua and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of China’s most acclaimed writers: a unique, intimate look at the Chinese experience over the last several decades. Framed by ten phrases common in the Chinese vernacular, China in Ten Words uses personal stories and astute analysis to reveal as never before the world’s most populous yet oft-misunderstood nation. In "Disparity," for example, Yu Hua illustrates the expanding gaps that separate citizens of the country. In "Copycat," he depicts the escalating trend of piracy and imitation as a creative new form of revolutionary action. And in "Bamboozle," he describes the increasingly brazen practices of trickery, fraud, and chicanery that are, he suggests, becoming a way of life at every level of society. Witty, insightful, and courageous, this is a refreshingly candid vision of the "Chinese miracle" and all of its consequences.
Author : Dagmar Schäfer
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226735850
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)
Download or read book The Crafting of the 10,000 Things written by Dagmar Schäfer and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last decades of the Ming dynasty, though plagued by chaos and destruction, saw a significant increase of publications that examined advances in knowledge and technology. Among the numerous guides and reference books that appeared during this period was a series of texts by Song Yingxing (1587–1666?), a minor local official living in southern China. His Tiangong kaiwu, the longest and most prominent of these works, documents the extraction and processing of raw materials and the manufacture of goods essential to everyday life, from yeast and wine to paper and ink to boats, carts, and firearms. In The Crafting of the 10,000 Things, Dagmar Schäfer probes this fascinating text and the legacy of its author to shed new light on the development of scientific thinking in China, the purpose of technical writing, and its role in and effects on Chinese history. Meticulously unfolding the layers of Song’s personal and cultural life, Schäfer chronicles the factors that motivated Song to transform practical knowledge into written culture. She then examines how Song gained, assessed, and ultimately presented knowledge, and in doing so articulates this era’s approaches to rationality, truth, and belief in the study of nature and culture alike. Finally, Schäfer places Song’s efforts in conjunction with the work of other Chinese philosophers and writers, before, during, and after his time, and argues that these writings demonstrate collectively a uniquely Chinese way of authorizing technology as a legitimate field of scholarly concern and philosophical knowledge. Offering an overview of a thousand years of scholarship, The Crafting of the 10,000 Things explains the role of technology and crafts in a culture that had an outstandingly successful tradition in this field and was a crucial influence on the technical development of Europe on the eve of the Industrial Revolution.
Author : James Dyer Ball
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Total Pages : 836 pages
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Download or read book Things Chinese written by James Dyer Ball and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
