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Title: I was wrong in using this book for Asian Cultures
Review: I chose this textbook as a trial for this year's Asian Cultures class but I was wrong. Out of 400 pages, 44 page on China, and 38 pages on India, the two of the most significant civilizations in Asia and the world! Let's not forget they are also the two emerging superpowers right now. Don't they deserve more attention in a book called Peoples and Cultures of Asia? How many pages on Afghanistan? 88! Yes, we are fighting a war there.Also, the part on China and Chinese culture centers too much on communism and cultural revolution. Not even mention a single word regarding the new economic and cultural transition after 1990s. Do we really need to constantly remind our students of the "cold war"?There are some good chapters of course. But I would not use this book again for the reasons above.
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