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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... means to win , if we wish to negotiate terms of peace they will demand 15-20,000,000 ounces of silver as well as every important port along the coast . How could we consent to that ? 25 Indeed , Hsu was fast becoming conscious of some ...
... means to win , if we wish to negotiate terms of peace they will demand 15-20,000,000 ounces of silver as well as every important port along the coast . How could we consent to that ? 25 Indeed , Hsu was fast becoming conscious of some ...
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... means of effective organization ; at the same time it brought great benefits to the people . In Athens , then a small and weak state , King Theseus ( Te - hsiu ) found that there were three classes of people : the nobility ( chueh ...
... means of effective organization ; at the same time it brought great benefits to the people . In Athens , then a small and weak state , King Theseus ( Te - hsiu ) found that there were three classes of people : the nobility ( chueh ...
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... Means of Maritime Defense in China . Peiping , Yenching University , 1934 . Tseng Kuo - fan : Pioneer Promoter of the Steamship in China . Peiping , Yenching University , 1935 . Shan - hsi p'iao - chuang k'ao - lueh ( A brief historical ...
... Means of Maritime Defense in China . Peiping , Yenching University , 1934 . Tseng Kuo - fan : Pioneer Promoter of the Steamship in China . Peiping , Yenching University , 1935 . Shan - hsi p'iao - chuang k'ao - lueh ( A brief historical ...
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A SCHOLAROFFICIAL FROM SHANSI | 7 |
THE INTRACTABLE BARBARIANS | 17 |
IN TOUCH WITH A NEW WORLD | 28 |
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