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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Page 45
... submitted in late 1848 or early 1849 Hsu and Liu Yun - k'o com- plained about the complicity of " Chinese traitors " with barbarians ; they reiterated the cliché that " the barbarian nature is like that of dogs and sheep . " " Clearly ...
... submitted in late 1848 or early 1849 Hsu and Liu Yun - k'o com- plained about the complicity of " Chinese traitors " with barbarians ; they reiterated the cliché that " the barbarian nature is like that of dogs and sheep . " " Clearly ...
Page 130
... submit to Russia as tributary vassals . A fortress was built at the mouth of the Amur River , and Russians came in exile to Siberia to populate the place . They invaded the eastern area as far as the Pacific , posing a threat to China ...
... submit to Russia as tributary vassals . A fortress was built at the mouth of the Amur River , and Russians came in exile to Siberia to populate the place . They invaded the eastern area as far as the Pacific , posing a threat to China ...
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... submitted to the House of Nobles for a final decision . If a member of the gentry was guilty of a crime , he was judged by the whole group of gentry . He was not imprisoned with the commoners . The various regulations for punishments ...
... submitted to the House of Nobles for a final decision . If a member of the gentry was guilty of a crime , he was judged by the whole group of gentry . He was not imprisoned with the commoners . The various regulations for punishments ...
Contents
A SCHOLAROFFICIAL FROM SHANSI | 7 |
THE INTRACTABLE BARBARIANS | 17 |
IN TOUCH WITH A NEW WORLD | 28 |
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