China Charts the World: Hsu Chi-yü and His Geography of 1848Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- A Scholar-Official from Shansi -- The “Intractable Barbarians” -- In Touch with a New World -- A Victim of Conservatism -- The Ying-Huan Chih-Lueh -- Governor Hsu's Image of the World -- Danger in China's Maritime Sphere -- Threatened on the Inner Asian Frontier -- The “Barbarian” Base in Europe -- Despair in Africa, Hope in America -- Return to China's Heartland -- Conclusion -- Works Cited in the Ying-Huan Chih-Lueh: Titles, Authors, and Location in the 1848 Edition -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index -- Harvard East Asian Monographs. |
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... Britain came to depend on it heavily . But because of many years of war , Britain taxed these lands so harshly that the Americans could not endure . A man named Washington occupied the land and summoned an army to resist British attack ...
... Britain came to depend on it heavily . But because of many years of war , Britain taxed these lands so harshly that the Americans could not endure . A man named Washington occupied the land and summoned an army to resist British attack ...
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... Britain , Hsu described the country in detail and listed its products . " The three islands of Britain consider England as the ruler , ” and England was the place where the state had been established.56 England's size and topog- raphy ...
... Britain , Hsu described the country in detail and listed its products . " The three islands of Britain consider England as the ruler , ” and England was the place where the state had been established.56 England's size and topog- raphy ...
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... Britain's natural products were , according to Hsu , " iron , tin , lead , swallows ' nests , and sand , " items ... Britain did not produce enough for her population and so had to import from other states . But Britain's ability to pay ...
... Britain's natural products were , according to Hsu , " iron , tin , lead , swallows ' nests , and sand , " items ... Britain did not produce enough for her population and so had to import from other states . But Britain's ability to pay ...
Contents
A SCHOLAROFFICIAL FROM SHANSI | 7 |
THE INTRACTABLE BARBARIANS | 17 |
IN TOUCH WITH A NEW WORLD | 28 |
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