China, Japan, Korea: Culture and Customs [Paperback]

Ju Brown PhD. (Author), John Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 9, 2006

This book takes an unprecedented comparative approach in examining East Asia. Part in-depth reference, part handy guidebook this manual serves both travelers and students of Mainland China, Japan, and South Korea. Blending detailed maps with history and contemporary cultural similarities and differences, this book provides the most up-to-date information on the pulse of East Asia.

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Review

Great read, provides a real world present day knowledge of Eas Asia, from a hands on perspective of a person who has lived there, without any political agenda. This book is perfect for those yearning for more indepth knowledge of what East Asis is really like and how it got to be this way, as well as for those planning to travel to the region. Finally, a book that can serve as a handy reference and a guide that is an easy and enjoyable read that will keep you turning pages. Highly recommended.
--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

About the Author

Author Ju Brown holds a PhD in Chinese Literature and Languages, and has spent over 12 years working and studying in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. She and her husband John are co-authors of China, Japan, Korea Culture and Customs, and both work together on East Asia related publications. They also own and operate mycjk.com, a website dedicated to East Asia culture and languages

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (October 9, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419648934
• ISBN-13: 978-1419648939
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #868,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars China, Japan, Korea Culture & Customs, November 8, 2006

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James Lawrence "I travel via books" (san francisco, ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: China, Japan, Korea: Culture and Customs (Paperback)

Great read, provides a real world present day knowledge of Eas Asia, from a hands on perspective of a person who has lived there, without any political agenda. This book is perfect for those yearning for more indepth knowledge of what East Asis is really like and how it got to be this way, as well as for those planning to travel to the region. Finally, a book that can serve as a handy reference and a guide that is an easy and enjoyable read that will keep you turning pages. Highly recommended.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible Book, January 27, 2011

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Dà Máo Hóuzi "Dà Máo Hóuzi" (Port-o-Prince, Haiti) - See all my reviews

This review is from: China, Japan, Korea: Culture and Customs (Paperback)

This book is pathetic, the author is bizarre, Like who cares about what length of rice people eat

in various Asian countries or the length of chopsticks. This is a cut and paste piece of crap.

This book is the biggest waste of money possible. This book trumps her other pieces of junk.

Here are some of the "Culture" things you will learn comparing the three countries;

shape of dining room table

how to pronounce "rice"

length and material of chopsticks

use of chopsticks

whether or not you pick up your rice bowl

whether or not you pick up food for other people

how your glass of alcohol is refilled

whether or not they have separate breakfast food

In keeping with her other books, many things are highly inaccurate

last time I was in Japan I had "Fruit Loops" for breakfast.

The formal names of all three countries she supplies is incorrect,

they don't use English for their country names.

She repeats errors from her first three books, one of my favorites is;

"The use of pictographs as seen in Chinese characters has remained relatively intact

with few changes over the centuries"

Chinese characters have not been pictographic for thousands of years.

Many statistics she uses are years out of date.

There is in fact very little useful cultural tips in this book.

You would find the "Lonely Planet " books immensely more useful than this

piece or krap.