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Le jeu dans la Chine contemporaine: Mak-jong, jeu de go et autres loisirs. (Book Reviews: China). (book review)

Asian Folklore Studies,  June, 2001  by Kyburz, Josef A.

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PAPINEAU, ELISABETH. Le jeu dans la Chine contemporaine: Mak-jong, jeu de go et autres loisirs. Collection "Recherches Asiatiques." Paris: L'Harmattan, 2000. 302 pages. Bibliography. Paper 130 F; ISBN 2-7384-9210-X. (In French)

The passion of the Chinese for gambling has been noted by European travellers for so long that over the Centuries it has become a character trait. The Chinese seen as inveterate gamblers is an aspect of the overall image of this civilization that has been, and still is, prevalent in the West, and, not surprisingly, also among the Chinese ...

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