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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... recorded such details in lengthy memorials . He also notified Peking of the arrival of marooned fishermen from Liu - ch'iu ; but little mention is found regarding his regular contacts with Westerners . When reports on them did go in ...
... recorded such details in lengthy memorials . He also notified Peking of the arrival of marooned fishermen from Liu - ch'iu ; but little mention is found regarding his regular contacts with Westerners . When reports on them did go in ...
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... recorded in Chinese historical records as Shen - tu , T'ien - chu , Yin - tu , and numerous other names and transliterations.3 " Because the people there wrap their heads with white cloth , the Cantonese call this the Small White Head ...
... recorded in Chinese historical records as Shen - tu , T'ien - chu , Yin - tu , and numerous other names and transliterations.3 " Because the people there wrap their heads with white cloth , the Cantonese call this the Small White Head ...
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... recording ancient place names of the region and equating them to the modern names , Hsu began a new gazetteer for his ... recorded that he was not a good poet . Nevertheless , each time he wrote verses the local people would hustle to ...
... recording ancient place names of the region and equating them to the modern names , Hsu began a new gazetteer for his ... recorded that he was not a good poet . Nevertheless , each time he wrote verses the local people would hustle to ...
Contents
A SCHOLAROFFICIAL FROM SHANSI | 7 |
THE INTRACTABLE BARBARIANS | 17 |
IN TOUCH WITH A NEW WORLD | 28 |
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