Swallowing Clouds: Two Millennia of Chinese Tradition, Folklore, and History Hidden in the Language - Softcover

Zee, A.

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9780671747244: Swallowing Clouds: Two Millennia of Chinese Tradition, Folklore, and History Hidden in the Language

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ISBN 10: 067174724X ISBN 13: 9780671747244

Publisher: Touchstone Books, 1991

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Uses descriptions of simple Chinese dishes as a starting point for exploring aspects of Chinese language, folklore, and civilization

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Nominated for the James Beard Award and the International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook Award

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A. Zee is professor of physics at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of Fearful Symmetry and Einstein�s Universe.

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PublisherTouchstone Books
Publication date1991
ISBN 10 067174724X
ISBN 13 9780671747244
BindingPaperback
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