Social Life Of The Chinese: Daily Life in China (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781138405844)

First Published in 2005. This is the most complete and detailed account of the traditional domestic and daily life of the Chinese in the mid-nineteenth century. Writing in the 1860's, Doolittle concentrates on social and religious customs, revealing the people through their practices and material culture which he observed for over fourteen years. Colourful, exotic and compelling, this is a more telling portrait than any history or encyclopedia, an innovative tour de force of popular culture, and a classic ahead of its time. Doolittle lived midway between Shanghai and Canton, the origin of the overseas Chinese diaspora. The world he describes here may have vanished in mainland China, but endures in Chinatowns and Chinese homes around the world.

Author: Justus Doolittle
ISBN-10: 1138405841
ISBN-13: 9781138405844
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/28/2018
Pages: 666
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.01lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.44d