Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Asia


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(4.8 stars; 11 reviews)

Through travelogues, lifestyle descriptions and cultural notes the reader will visit China, Japan, India, Korea, parts of the Holy Land and Turkey as they were in the early 20th century. Summary by BettyB (8 hr 43 min)

Chapitres

Preface 3:31 Lu par BettyB
Introduction 10:18 Lu par BettyB
From America to Japan on a Big Ocean Steamer 7:31 Lu par BettyB
The Island Empire of Japan 12:44 Lu par BettyB
Yokohama, A Japanese Seaport 7:50 Lu par BettyB
Tokyo, the Capital of Japan 13:57 Lu par BettyB
Home Life in Japan 13:24 Lu par BettyB
The Emperor. How Japan is Governed 11:03 Lu par BettyB
Japanese Children at School. Books and Newspapers 7:00 Lu par BettyB
Japanese Children at Play 6:59 Lu par BettyB
Japanese Farms and Farmers 13:23 Lu par BettyB
Commercial and Industrial 9:11 Lu par BettyB
Korea, the Hermit Nation 9:41 Lu par BettyB
Business Among the Koreans. Education 8:35 Lu par BettyB
China 15:04 Lu par BettyB
The Great Capital of China 10:50 Lu par BettyB
The Emperor and the Government 10:35 Lu par BettyB
The Great Wall of China 9:02 Lu par BettyB
Mongolia and Manchuria 9:18 Lu par BettyB
Chinese Boats and Boat people 9:36 Lu par BettyB
Chinese Farms and Farming. Tea 9:56 Lu par BettyB
Industrial China 10:26 Lu par BettyB
Curious Chinese Customs 8:45 Lu par BettyB
Foreign Colonies in China 7:51 Lu par BettyB
Indo China 9:50 Lu par BettyB
Siam and the Siamese 12:29 Lu par BettyB
The King of Siam and His Government. Buddhism 10:15 Lu par BettyB
Singapore and the Malays 13:08 Lu par BettyB
In British Burma 10:13 Lu par BettyB
With the Burmese at Home 8:59 Lu par BettyB
The Working Elephants in Burma 6:08 Lu par BettyB
Industrial Burma. Rice 8:34 Lu par BettyB
General View of India 14:01 Lu par BettyB
The Wild Animals of India 10:33 Lu par BettyB
The Cities of India 14:07 Lu par BettyB
The Villages of India. Home Life 10:42 Lu par BettyB
Among the Indian Farmers 12:48 Lu par BettyB
The Stores and Trades of India 11:23 Lu par BettyB
The Religions of India. A Visit to Benares 10:58 Lu par BettyB
The Native States of India. A Visit to the Rajah of Jaipur 14:18 Lu par BettyB
Above the Clouds; or, Nature and Man in the Heart of the Himalaya Mountains 14:24 Lu par BettyB
Tibet and the Tibetans 13:41 Lu par BettyB
Afghanistan 7:12 Lu par BettyB
Persia 13:05 Lu par BettyB
Arabia, or Life in the Desert 12:41 Lu par BettyB
In an Arabian Village. Mecca and Medina 7:21 Lu par BettyB
Asiatic Turkey. In Palestine and Mesopotamia 14:15 Lu par BettyB
Travels among the Turks 8:22 Lu par BettyB
Russia in Asia. Transcaucasia, Turkestan and the Steppes 8:39 Lu par BettyB
Russia in Asia. Siberia 9:14 Lu par BettyB

Critiques


(5 stars)

Great thanks to Betty B for the excellent reading of these very entertaining books! They are such a fascinating look into what the world and its people were like a hundred years ago, while also equally as much an insight into the values and prejudices of westerners at the time - and what they taught their kids about the world back then!


(5 stars)

I love listening to this at night after I turn out the light. I don't remember enough to piece the narrative together but there are lovely details scattered throughout that keep me awake longer than I probably should be. Thank you Betty B