Introduction to Western Culture: Cultural History, Religion, Politics, Folklore and Tourism

Promoting cultural understanding in a globalized world, this collection provides a concise and unique introduction to western culture, through the voices of Chinese scholars. Written by a team of experts in their fields, the book starts with an introduction to western philosophy and covers an interd...

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Collaborateurs: Xu, Guobin (Éditeur intellectuel) ; Chen, Yanhui (Éditeur intellectuel) ; Xu, Lianhua (Éditeur intellectuel)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Singapore Palgrave Macmillan 2018
Dans:Année: 2018
Collection/Revue:SpringerLink Bücher
Springer eBook Collection Literature, Cultural and Media Studies
Sujets non-standardisés:B Ethnology Europe
B Europe History
B Continental Philosophy
B Culture Study and teaching
B Cultural and Media Studies
Accès en ligne: Accès probablement gratuit
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Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
Erscheint auch als: 978-981-10-8152-1
Printed edition: 9789811081521
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Résumé:Promoting cultural understanding in a globalized world, this collection provides a concise and unique introduction to western culture, through the voices of Chinese scholars. Written by a team of experts in their fields, the book starts with an introduction to western philosophy and covers an interdisciplinary range of topics across literature, language, music, art and religion. It addresses such issues as tourism and etiquette, as well as the key differences of distinct cultures, providing readers with a succinct yet effective way to master a basic understanding of Western culture
A Concise History of Western Cultures -- Music in Western Culture -- Western Art -- Tourism in Europe and America -- Western Etiquette -- Western Folklore
ISBN:9811081530
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-8153-8