ISHAM COOK CHINA
Question everything 切問而近思 – Confucius
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Isham Cook
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At the Police Café: China in Twelve Scenes
On-the-ground analysis of social and public life by longtime China resident.
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20 China book recommendations by Isham Cook
As listed on Book DNA.
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Insights into China, Part 1: A walk down the street
Chinese culture from the perspective of a pedestrian.
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Insights into China, Part 2: A meal in a restaurant
There is no more revealing window into Chinese culture than its restaurants.
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Insights into China, Part 3: An invitation to a party
In which a gaping East-West cultural difference is explained.
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Insights into China, Part 4: A stay in a hotel
The contradictions of China’s hospitality industry.
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Insights into China, Part 5: A glimpse inside a school
Dorm rooms, examination hells, and four-year vacations.
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Insights into China, Part 6: A visit to the library
The surprising popularity of libraries in China.
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Insights into China, Part 7: An immersion in a museum
From dioramas to living museums and homestays.
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Insights into China, Part 8: An afternoon in a café
One hundred years of coffee culture in the land of tea.
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Insights into China, Part 9: A journey to the hinterland
The Chinese countryside is everywhere.
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Insights into China, Part 10: A vision in a concert hall
Why classical music in China reveals more about the country than rock and pop.
