Understanding canton: rethinking popular culture in the republican period
Auteur :
Ho, Virgil
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199282715
Date de publication :
22 déc. 2005
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,3 x 3,6 cm
Poids :
922 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Aims to broaden our understanding of the culture and society of Canton, the largest metroplois in South China, in the period between the two World Wars. This title redresses serious misconceptions of the extent of damage inflicted by gambling, prostitution and opium consumption on the Cantonese society and its people.