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China: A History of the Laws, Manners & Customs of the People
GRAY John Henry [Other titles by this author]
Stock ID: 21108
ISBN: 9780486424873
Dover 2003 1st Edition
215 x 135mm; 140 b&w illustrations. 992pp
This highly readable history dates from the late nineteenth century, starting with the earliest known legends of China as the 'Middle Kingdom,' and ranging forward to an intriguing series of portraits of the author's Chinese contemporaries. Subjects include functions and powers of government; prisons and forms of punishment; religion, gods, and Confucian philosophy; marriage and divorce; servants and slaves; festivals, amusements, and sports; funerals; and benevolent institutions. Commercial activities - agricultural techniques, tea and silk production, and maritime pursuits - also receive detailed and informative treatments. The text is complemented by 140 evocative illustrations of scenes from daily life. Unabridged republication of the classic 1878 edition published by Macmillan and Co., London. (For this item please quote stock ID 21108)
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