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Daily Life in Traditional China: The Tang Dynasty (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series)
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by Charles Benn
Sales Rank: 346291
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 336 pages
Published by: Greenwood Press December 30, 2001
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0313309558
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0313309557
Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
Weighs: 1.6 pounds
Product Review
Greenwood Press' Daily Life Through History series is, simply stated, an invaluable addition to your school, academic, or public library collection.Against the Grain
Product Description
This thorough exploration of the aspects of everyday life in China during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) provides fascinating insight into a culture and time that is often misunderstood, especially by those from western cultures. Here students will find the details of what life was really like for these people. How was their society structured? How did they entertain themselves? What sorts of food did they eat? The answers to these and other questions are provided in full detail to bring this golden age of Chinese culture alive for the modern reader. Based mainly on classical translations from the Chinese themselves, each chapter addresses a specific aspect of daily living in the voices of those who lived during the time. A myriad of interesting details are provided to help readers discover, among other things, what life was like in the city, what homes and gardens were like, how the role's of men and women differed, and the many rituals in which people participated. Detailed descriptions of the clothes and materials people wore, the games they played and the cooking methods they used for specific foods provide readers with the ability to experiment on their own to recreate the time and place, so they can have a better understanding of this intriguing culture.
Reader Reviews
For those with an interest in early imperial China, this is an exceptional resource. It's quite readable and detailed enough to provide a solid background for narrower studies or to provide Tang-specific information to a Chinese history generalist. For those with more academic needs, I would still recommend it, but would note that Benn has chosen readability over extreme granularity of detail -- e.g., we read about "a son of the emperor," rather than learning the prince's name in Chinese characters and in English.
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