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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... presented last . Hsu thus revealed his new world edifice to Chinese literati in an account that totaled over 145,000 characters . Contained within his geographical framework were the basic political configurations of the mid ...
... presented last . Hsu thus revealed his new world edifice to Chinese literati in an account that totaled over 145,000 characters . Contained within his geographical framework were the basic political configurations of the mid ...
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... presented a rudimentary historical view that stressed the ancient heritages on which Western civilization was based . But before scanning the outside world in detail , Hsu presented a map of the realm controlled by the Ch'ing dynasty ...
... presented a rudimentary historical view that stressed the ancient heritages on which Western civilization was based . But before scanning the outside world in detail , Hsu presented a map of the realm controlled by the Ch'ing dynasty ...
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... presented population figures last , as well as miscellaneous comments . Hsu used Chinese analogues to introduce the geography of the United States . For example , twenty - three states were compared in size , directly or indirectly , to ...
... presented population figures last , as well as miscellaneous comments . Hsu used Chinese analogues to introduce the geography of the United States . For example , twenty - three states were compared in size , directly or indirectly , to ...
Contents
A SCHOLAROFFICIAL FROM SHANSI | 7 |
THE INTRACTABLE BARBARIANS | 17 |
IN TOUCH WITH A NEW WORLD | 28 |
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