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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... EUROPE It was apparent to Hsu Chi - yü that China in the mid - nineteenth century faced a situation unprecedented in Chinese history . West- ern ships propelled by machinery rather than sail , cannon ... EUROPE A General Picture of Europe.
... EUROPE It was apparent to Hsu Chi - yü that China in the mid - nineteenth century faced a situation unprecedented in Chinese history . West- ern ships propelled by machinery rather than sail , cannon ... EUROPE A General Picture of Europe.
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... Europe . The various European states hurriedly sought to save themselves . " This was when the method of [ using ] ... Europe . Thus , Hsu pointed out that the contemporary European superiority in armaments had its origins in China and ...
... Europe . The various European states hurriedly sought to save themselves . " This was when the method of [ using ] ... Europe . Thus , Hsu pointed out that the contemporary European superiority in armaments had its origins in China and ...
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... European section of his book , since it was indeed a European power and its capital was located in Europe , though like Russia it was a state that straddled Europe and Asia . Hsu sketched the history of the area from ancient times to ...
... European section of his book , since it was indeed a European power and its capital was located in Europe , though like Russia it was a state that straddled Europe and Asia . Hsu sketched the history of the area from ancient times to ...
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A SCHOLAROFFICIAL FROM SHANSI | 7 |
THE INTRACTABLE BARBARIANS | 17 |
IN TOUCH WITH A NEW WORLD | 28 |
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