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_aGiles, Herbert Allen, _d1845-1935 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aChina and the Chinese |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2006 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2006-03-20 | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aThe Chinese language -- A Chinese library -- Democratic China -- China and ancient Greece -- Taoism -- Some Chinese manners and customs. | |
| 508 | _aProduced by R. Cedron, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"China and the Chinese" by Herbert Allen Giles is a collection of lectures written in the early 20th century. The book explores various aspects of Chinese society, including language, literature, culture, and governance, aiming to enlighten Western audiences about the complexities and historical significance of China and its people. The opening portion introduces the significance of the Chinese language and suggests that understanding it is crucial for grasping the complexities of Chinese civilization. Giles discusses the distinctiveness of colloquial and written Chinese, emphasizing the challenges and peculiarities of learning the language, such as its tones and unique characters. He notes the rapid development of Chinese scholarship in the West, encouraged by the establishment of academic chairs for Chinese studies, and offers insights into the language's structure that make it vastly different from Western languages. The result is a rich beginning to a work that seeks to bridge cultural gaps and generate interest in the intricacies of Chinese life and thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aTaoism | ||
| 653 | _aChinese literature | ||
| 653 | _aChina -- Social life and customs | ||
| 653 | _aChinese language | ||
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