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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... appeared that Fukien's coastal people , isolated from the inland areas by rugged terrain , were possibly more tolerant of non - Chinese from the maritime outside world than they were of the continental non - Chinese rulers who occupied ...
... appeared that Fukien's coastal people , isolated from the inland areas by rugged terrain , were possibly more tolerant of non - Chinese from the maritime outside world than they were of the continental non - Chinese rulers who occupied ...
Page 117
... appeared a curious blend of fact and fiction which characterized Hsu's account of the Western world . Yet , in spite of the book's errors , the author's general picture re- mained valid . One of Hsu's major discoveries , for example ...
... appeared a curious blend of fact and fiction which characterized Hsu's account of the Western world . Yet , in spite of the book's errors , the author's general picture re- mained valid . One of Hsu's major discoveries , for example ...
Page 192
... appeared to be a normal developmental pattern which followed that of China itself as traditionally understood . First there appeared intelligent men , the culture heroes , who taught people to cultivate grain , to build dwellings , to ...
... appeared to be a normal developmental pattern which followed that of China itself as traditionally understood . First there appeared intelligent men , the culture heroes , who taught people to cultivate grain , to build dwellings , to ...
Contents
A SCHOLAROFFICIAL FROM SHANSI | 7 |
THE INTRACTABLE BARBARIANS | 17 |
IN TOUCH WITH A NEW WORLD | 28 |
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