Ten thousand things : nurturing life in contemporary Beijing / Judith Farquhar and Qicheng Zhang.

  • Farquhar, Judith
Date:
2012
  • Books

About this work

Description

Examines the myriad ways contemporary residents of Beijing understand and nurture the good life, practice the embodied arts of everyday well-being, and in doing so draw on cultural resources ranging from ancient metaphysics to modern media.

Publication/Creation

New York : Zone Books, 2012.

Physical description

347 pages : black and white illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: Life well nurtured -- City life -- How to live -- Daily life -- The meaning of life -- Conclusion.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    BU.251
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781935408185
  • 1935408186