{"product_id":"a-kaleidoscope-of-china-9780691146911","title":"A Kaleidoscope of China","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers a look at contemporary Chinese society. This book covers such topics as: buying a home versus having a child; consumer exports to America; depression; online dating; cell phones; empty-nest syndrome; fast food; the Virginia Tech massacre; medicine; the 2008 Sichuan earthquake; and, global warming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Chou and his colleagues have once again produced a superb Chinese language textbook. This crack team of seasoned teachers is probably the best in the world when it comes to teaching Chinese as a second language. \u003ci\u003eA Kaleidoscope of China\u003c\/i\u003e presents a veritable feast of fascinating essays. Students will not only find it stimulating but, more importantly, will learn well from it.\"\u003cb\u003e—James M. Hargett, University at Albany, State University of New York\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The well-chosen texts in \u003ci\u003eA Kaleidoscope of China\u003c\/i\u003e cover a wide spectrum of social and cultural issues in contemporary China. The targeted exercises not only help consolidate grammar points, sentence structures, and vocabulary, but also train students other language skills appropriate at this level. This book will be very well received by students and teachers alike.\"\u003cb\u003e—Baozhang He, College of the Holy Cross\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403777253719,"sku":"9780691146911","price":57.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691146911.jpg?v=1730484512","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-kaleidoscope-of-china-9780691146911","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}