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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Page 108
... Russia on the Horizon Hsu looked with dismay at China's so - called " Western Region , " composed of states and peoples that he observed had been from Han times sometimes united , sometimes fragmented . The various names for places and ...
... Russia on the Horizon Hsu looked with dismay at China's so - called " Western Region , " composed of states and peoples that he observed had been from Han times sometimes united , sometimes fragmented . The various names for places and ...
Page 128
... Russia , situated on the northern stretches of both Asia and Europe , as well as portions of North America , was the ... [ Russia's ] prosper- ous areas and the proud , elegant cities are gathered together in the western portion . The land ...
... Russia , situated on the northern stretches of both Asia and Europe , as well as portions of North America , was the ... [ Russia's ] prosper- ous areas and the proud , elegant cities are gathered together in the western portion . The land ...
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... Russia saw their grand and imposing capital , with marts and palaces , and this caused them to submit to Russia as tributary vassals . A fortress was built at the mouth of the Amur River , and Russians came in exile to Siberia to ...
... Russia saw their grand and imposing capital , with marts and palaces , and this caused them to submit to Russia as tributary vassals . A fortress was built at the mouth of the Amur River , and Russians came in exile to Siberia 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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