This reprint of an original 1878 edition written by John Henry Gray and originally published by Macmillan provides a readable history of China dating from the late 19th century when author Gray served as the Archdeacon of Hong Kong. Gray charted the legends of China and provided insights into its government, society, belief systems and class system: add a first-person observational tone and you have a winner.

5 STAR BOOK Ever wonder what it would be like to live in China? Well now you can with the enchantment book for China. It tells you every thing from the capital to the language. China is a great country. I0t has the Great wall of China. This book also has color photos and everyone loves that. THIS BOOK IS AWESOME YOU SHOULD READ IT!!!!!

China : Ancient Culture, Modern Land (Cradles of Civilization) is a colorful well designed book that is packed full with information on the world's most populous country. For the past or the present this book provides neccesary information for anyone who is doing reaserch on China. With a large array of pictures and interesting information this is a great book to buy. Information from the dynasties to the Communist rule over China today, makes this book worth the buy.

This book has so much information packed into just 48 pages! Everything from chinese numbers, confusian saying, family life, chinese names, Chinese New Year, The Chinese Calendar, Coloring sheets, a Maze, recipes, and more activities than you can possibly do in a day. I would highly recommend this book to parents and teachers. It's one of the best I've come across. I can't wait to make moom cakes with my daughters on the next full moon!

This is a well-researched and very usable book for teachers of students in grades 7-12. I bought this book and used it as a supplemental text for our unit on China and students and their parents raved about it. The sections on culture in China were particularly useful for middle school students: daughters, sons, parents in traditional China. The major highlight was its fair and deep analysis of Footbinding in China. Students come away with a very good knowledge of Chinese history and culture. I recommend this book without reservation!

So much of men's studies does not take men of color into account. Then, that which does focuses on African-American men, and sometimes Latino men. Thus, Chan's book is a direly needed intervention. The book focuses upon Chinese-American men, but it is applicable to Asian-Ams of many ethnicities. This book would be a wonderful edition to any collection of Asian-American studies texts or works on men of color. Chan has two projects. First, he discusses the history and racist underpinnings of four Chinese-Am men in popular culture of this century: Fu Manchu, Charlie Chan, Bruce Lee, and Shiang-Chi. Second, Chan is trying to formulate a Chinese-American masculinity that is neither sexist nor homophobic. He thus encourages "ambi-sexuality" and borrows the idea of "democratic manhood" from Michael Kimmel. My only critique of this text is that it did not have photos of the characters Chan examines. (I mean, I have heard of Charlie Chan, but I've never seen any of the decades-old films that use him.) In brief, if you enjoyed what Lisa Lowe said about Asian-American women in "Immigrant Acts", you will really love what Chan says about male counterparts in this book. Many readers may be turned off by the deeply academic, and some might say overly "PC" lingo that the author employs. Still, I think every Chinese-American man should own this book. I am very pleased that I bought and read this book; it's brilliant!

For serious collectors of armorial porcelain this is the definitive work. Over 6000 coats of arms are illustrated and described in considerable detail. Howard is the generally recognized expert in the field.

This is a great book for a serious survey of Chinese art and also for common readers interested in Chinese art and culture. The first six chapters by Robert Thorp deal with the period between the Neolithic and the Tang, and the rest of four chapters by Richard Vinograd cover from the Song to the 20th century. Both scholars offer succint yet comprehensive historical and cultural backgrounds, and also the images are discussed in terms of important concepts and themes in Chinese art, rather than traditional categories of architecture, sculpture, painting, and decorative arts. This approach works effectively in avoiding any imposition of the art historical concepts derived from European tradition, and also enable readers to be fully engaged in the subject. When comparing with other survey books on Chinese art, it takes a middle path between the traditional style of _Arts of China_ by Michael Sullivan and an intense and provoking style of _Art in China_ by Craig Clunas.

This book is excellent! Great pictures, great explainations, and instructions. The art of the kites was fully explained and examples were given. Overall, it is wonderful for those interested in making kites.