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Life in Early China

La presenza della Cina sulla scena internazionale si è rafforzata negli ultimi anni in modo spettacolare, con lo sviluppo impetuoso dell'economia e con l'apertura al turismo. Ma che cosa sappiamo davvero di questo paese? Il libro intende rispondere all'esigenza di una prima informazione, e abbraccia in un solo sguardo l'intera vicenda della storia cinese, dalla preistoria a oggi. Questa edizione aggiornata comprende una sintesi degli avvenimen...

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China to Chinatown "examines one of the most notable examples of the globalization of food. J.A.G. Roberts recounts how the West's attitudes to Chinese food have changed from the time of Marco Polo to now. Early travelers in China too often avoided the local food and chronicled the "disgusting" diet of dogs, cats, and snakes. Others, for example Jesuit mission-aries, were more enthusiastic about Chinese food. In the 20th-century with the sprea...

New in paperback, this book describes one of the most notable examples of the globalization of food: the spread of Chinese recipes, ingredients and cooking styles to the Western world. Beginning with the accounts of Marco Polo and Franciscan friars who traveled to the East, and concluding with the relatively recent phenomenon of Chinese restaurants, it will appeal to food historians and specialists in Chinese culture, as well as to anyone inte...