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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... arrived so late that before he was even aware of this assignment he was informed , on the morning of July 2 , 1842 ... arrive at Canton until late September , after the Mid - Autumn Festival . As a realist who had reconciled his view of ...
... arrived so late that before he was even aware of this assignment he was informed , on the morning of July 2 , 1842 ... arrive at Canton until late September , after the Mid - Autumn Festival . As a realist who had reconciled his view of ...
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... arrived two hours before dinner . In this time before the feast they were shown " books and anatomical plates ; in ... arriving at Kulangsu under British protection had been to present ideas to the Chinese by word and books which might ...
... arrived two hours before dinner . In this time before the feast they were shown " books and anatomical plates ; in ... arriving at Kulangsu under British protection had been to present ideas to the Chinese by word and books which might ...
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... arrived at Bantam and had recognized the land to be suitable for forts . They first obtained land to repair their vessels , but grad- ually they enhanced their position until finally Bantam was des- troyed.40 The rest of Java then came ...
... arrived at Bantam and had recognized the land to be suitable for forts . They first obtained land to repair their vessels , but grad- ually they enhanced their position until finally Bantam was des- troyed.40 The rest of Java then came ...
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A SCHOLAROFFICIAL FROM SHANSI | 7 |
THE INTRACTABLE BARBARIANS | 17 |
IN TOUCH WITH A NEW WORLD | 28 |
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