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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... Washington led troops to oppose them ... The British general did not record his achievement . The people of his native place wanted to choose Washington as chief ( ch'iu - chang ) , but Washington feigned sickness and declined ; he ...
... Washington led troops to oppose them ... The British general did not record his achievement . The people of his native place wanted to choose Washington as chief ( ch'iu - chang ) , but Washington feigned sickness and declined ; he ...
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... Washington's resoluteness did not diminish , and the British army was becoming old . France raised an entire army of men which crossed the sea [ to America ] . The French army and Washington's army attacked the British from both sides ...
... Washington's resoluteness did not diminish , and the British army was becoming old . France raised an entire army of men which crossed the sea [ to America ] . The French army and Washington's army attacked the British from both sides ...
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... Washington . See Arthur W. Galston , Daily Life in People's China ( New York , 1973 ) , p . 201. This power of survival is all the more remarkable when one considers the flagrant use of Washington as a symbol of Western privilege in ...
... Washington . See Arthur W. Galston , Daily Life in People's China ( New York , 1973 ) , p . 201. This power of survival is all the more remarkable when one considers the flagrant use of Washington as a symbol of Western privilege in ...
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A SCHOLAROFFICIAL FROM SHANSI | 7 |
THE INTRACTABLE BARBARIANS | 17 |
IN TOUCH WITH A NEW WORLD | 28 |
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