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| China: People Place Culture History | 
 enlarge | Author: Dk Publishing
Publisher: DK Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (12 reviews)
Sales Rank: 14801
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.1
Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 10.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0756631599
Dewey Decimal Number: 951
EAN: 9780756631598
ASIN: 0756631599
Publication Date: September 3, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
As the world's oldest continuous civilization and most populous country, with the fastest-growing economy, China is experiencing profound social, economic, and political change. A detailed exploration of the country's long, rich history paired with its complex present makes China a one-of-a-kind reference that offers an eye-opening, thought-provoking and authoritative visual guide to one of the world's great nations. AUTHOR BIO: Written by an international team of China specialists.
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CHINA WOW! January 7, 2009
This was a present for my nephew who is going to visit China this spring on a school sponsored trip. When I went to visit for Christmas, he could not stop talking about how much he had learned from his book. He turned page after page showing me all the places he was going to visit and said with this book I feel like I'm already there.
Beautiful illustrations abound, along with the text that is detailed, but not overwhelming.
nice gift to someone interested in China December 21, 2008
I am Chinese, and I gave this book as a gift to an American couple who are very fond of Chinese culture (the wife was born and spent a few years in China). The book itself contains some very very nice pictures about some scene in China, many of which even I didn't know. These pictures themselves should worth the money, I think.
For other parts I didn't spend time to read, but may be interesting for English readers. It introduces some history and culture about China and then shows several individuals' everyday life in China--though not very representative, but at least very Chinese (I mean very different from other countries--in the big cities people's lives are not that different as these examples they show).
Well, lastly, if you are interested in this historical and new country and can not go right now, you can have this book and you will definitely mark China as one of the countries you want to see for yourself after reading this book.
Great Overview of a Fascinating Nation September 12, 2008
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I had been going to China on business for nearly 15 years now and this bewilderingly vast nation has always fascinated me, but I had never really taken the time to really dig into the nation's history and culture - until now. I'm starting out with this handsome book and 'China Road' by Rob Gifford and I'm already getting a good feel for what the country is like in ways that I was never able to during my various visits on business trips. I reckon I had spent over 30 weeks in China on business over the years, but all those trips were for what they were: business - visiting factories, meeting with factory owners and managers, going to nice restaurants, and doing a little sightseeing on the few days I'd have off. I never felt like I ever got to know the people of China. I was always in a hurry to get in, in a hurry to get the work done and then hurry to get out. Now with this book, I can contemplate about what daily life is really like for the people from all walks of life and also get some grasp of the mind-boggling size of China.
The book is neatly divided by subjects covering China's stunningly varied geography, just as diverse groups of people and ethnicity, its fascinatingly rich culture and its long and amazingly tumultuous history. It's a great starting point to understand and absorb the next world superpower that is becoming more and more important in our daily lives in the West and all around the world. It's hard to comprehend or make sense of a nation that has a population much larger than the US and all of Europe combined. I travel around China and I'm just dumbfounded by the sheer size of the land and, of course, the mind-boggling population. It's like, "How do you govern or manage a nation of this size?" But somehow, despite all the myriad problems that are hard to fathom, China goes on and now it's growing at a breakneck pace - on pace to become the world's largest economy in 20 years or so and be twice as large as that of the US by the middle of the century. On the surface of things, it seems this century is for China to make theirs.
This book gives you a good general overview with excellent photos throughout and superb layout with good informative content that gives the reader an insight into the mind of the Chinese people. As an Asian-American of Korean descent, China is not as foreign to me as it'd be to most Westerners, but it still holds what Westerners and even other non-Chinese Asians may consider to be many mysteries and odd or strange cultural practices and traditions. And the diversity of the Chinese people and its geography may be something many people in the West haven't thought about. China can be viewed as a continent in itself - like Europe with many different languages and cultural heritage. But it is united and the nation has gone through many wars to tear itself apart and to re-unite again over the course of its long history. China is indeed much more complex and misunderstood than most Westerners would care to admit. This book goes a long way in helping you understand that complexity of this most fascinating nation and growing world power. If you need only one book about China, this is the one to get.
Gorgeous Book August 27, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
An absolutely beautiful book. The binding is gorgeous and the photography outstanding. Very interesting to read. Obviously a country and people with 1000s of years of history can only be perceived in a glimpse in just one book, but what a beautiful glimpse this book gives the reader! And more than just beautiful photos it contains very interesting history. A great overview of such a vast and interesting country.
Great book, but... May 29, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book has beautiful pictures and good writing. I got one for my 5th grader, and another as a gift for a friend. Unfortunately, both copies were somewhat damaged (one copy had a crease in the front, and the other copy has a slit in the middle). I think the production/ manufacture of this book is not perfect. What a shame as it is truly a beautiful book to be treasured.
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