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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... became convinced that China could no longer afford to ignore the Western world . In the decade following the war Hsu thus became a proponent of change and relayed a new vision of the world to China's leadership . But because his liberal ...
... became convinced that China could no longer afford to ignore the Western world . In the decade following the war Hsu thus became a proponent of change and relayed a new vision of the world to China's leadership . But because his liberal ...
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... became one of the most power- ful officials of the realm . He had bounded up the ranks , sometimes advancing a grade in just a few days or months , into the heady atmosphere of high officialdom denied both his grandfather and father ...
... became one of the most power- ful officials of the realm . He had bounded up the ranks , sometimes advancing a grade in just a few days or months , into the heady atmosphere of high officialdom denied both his grandfather and father ...
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... became a threat . The people , in their fear , sought a virtuous ruler to pacify the state . In 1775 Peter became king . Hsu was beginning to recognize outside models for China , so Peter was an appealing example . When Peter was a ...
... became a threat . The people , in their fear , sought a virtuous ruler to pacify the state . In 1775 Peter became king . Hsu was beginning to recognize outside models for China , so Peter was an appealing example . When Peter was a ...
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A SCHOLAROFFICIAL FROM SHANSI | 7 |
THE INTRACTABLE BARBARIANS | 17 |
IN TOUCH WITH A NEW WORLD | 28 |
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