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Daily life in China : on the eve of the Mongol invasion, 1250-1276 / Jacques Gernet ; translated by H.M. Wright.

Title: Daily life in China : on the eve of the Mongol invasion, 1250-1276 / Jacques Gernet ; translated by H.M. Wright.
Author: Gernet, Jacques.
Publication: New York : Macmillan, 1962.

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Description

254 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Series Statement

Daily life series ; no. 7

Uniform Title

Vie quotidienne en Chine. English
Daily life series no. 7.

Alternative Title

Vie quotidienne en Chine.

Subject

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

The City: The choice of Hangchow as capital ; Overpopulation and scarcity of accommodation ; Outbreaks of fire and fire-fighting ; Communications and supplies ; Amenities of town life -- Society: A world in process of transformation ; The upper classes ; The merchants ; The lower classes in urban surroundings ; The peasants -- Housing, clothing, cooking: Housing ; Personal toilet ; clothing ; Coooking -- The life cycle: The family circle ; Birth ; Upbringing and education ; Marriage and the position of women ; Illness ; Death -- The seasons and the universe: The seasons and days of the year ; Festivals ; Religion -- Leisure hours: Effects of urban life ; Amusements ; Arts and letters -- Final portrait.

LCCN

62004325

OCLC

475958
SCSB-10205050

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Harvard Library