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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... subject to drought . In winter the freezing winds off Inner Asia spread a loess veneer ( the " winter dust " of North China ) over much of the province . Located on a primary fault , the province shook with disastrous earthquakes ...
... subject to drought . In winter the freezing winds off Inner Asia spread a loess veneer ( the " winter dust " of North China ) over much of the province . Located on a primary fault , the province shook with disastrous earthquakes ...
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... subject ] he desires to know.4 48 Hsu noted that the French had great respect for learning ; the best students became high officials . Two important boards , com- posed of the nobility and gentry , convened to deal 133.
... subject ] he desires to know.4 48 Hsu noted that the French had great respect for learning ; the best students became high officials . Two important boards , com- posed of the nobility and gentry , convened to deal 133.
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... subject in a manner which seemed provoca- tive to his Confucian peers ; when he portrayed historical personali- ties in his poems , for example , he revealed even their extra - marital affairs without condemning their behavior . Still ...
... subject in a manner which seemed provoca- tive to his Confucian peers ; when he portrayed historical personali- ties in his poems , for example , he revealed even their extra - marital affairs without condemning their behavior . Still ...
Contents
A SCHOLAROFFICIAL FROM SHANSI | 7 |
THE INTRACTABLE BARBARIANS | 17 |
IN TOUCH WITH A NEW WORLD | 28 |
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