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Languages : en
Pages : 420
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A Journal of the First French Embassy to China, 1698-1700
Author: Saxe Bannister
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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A journal of the first French embassy to China, 1698-1700, tr. by S. Bannister
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Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Fields from the Sea
Author: Jennifer Cushman
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501719068
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 223
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Methodical and inquisitive, Cushman explores Chinese junk trade with Siam over two centuries. In the course of her analysis, the author illuminates significant aspects of China's economic development, the implementation of commercial policies by the two nations, and concepts of trade in the east and southeast of Asia.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501719068
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 223
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Methodical and inquisitive, Cushman explores Chinese junk trade with Siam over two centuries. In the course of her analysis, the author illuminates significant aspects of China's economic development, the implementation of commercial policies by the two nations, and concepts of trade in the east and southeast of Asia.
The Publishers' Circular and General Record of British and Foreign Literature
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 754
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 754
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The Publishers' Circular and General Record of British Literature
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 846
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 846
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The Publishers' Circular
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 750
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 750
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A Century of Travels in China
Author: Douglas Kerr
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9622098452
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 255
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Writings of travelers have shaped ideas about an evolving China, while preconceived ideas about China also shaped the way they saw the country. A Century of Travels in China explores the impressions of these writers on various themes, from Chinese cities and landscapes to the work of Europeans abroad. From the time of the first Opium War to the declaration of the People's Republic, China's history has been one of extraordinary change and stubborn continuities. At the same time, the country has beguiled, scared and puzzled people in the West. The Victorian public admired and imitated Chinese fashions, in furniture and design, gardens and clothing, while maintaining a generally negative idea of the Chinese empire as pagan, backward and cruel. In the first half of the twentieth century, the fascination continued. Most foreigners were aware that revolutionary changes were taking place in Chinese politics and society, yet most still knew very little about the country. But what about those few people from the English-speaking world who had first-hand experience of the place? What did they have to say about the "real" China? To answer this question, we have to turn to the travel accounts and memoirs of people who went to see for themselves, during China's most traumatic century. While this book represents the work of expert scholars, it is also accessible to non-specialists with an interest in travel writing and China, and care has been taken to explain the critical terms and ideas deployed in the essays from recent scholarship of the travel genre.
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9622098452
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 255
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Writings of travelers have shaped ideas about an evolving China, while preconceived ideas about China also shaped the way they saw the country. A Century of Travels in China explores the impressions of these writers on various themes, from Chinese cities and landscapes to the work of Europeans abroad. From the time of the first Opium War to the declaration of the People's Republic, China's history has been one of extraordinary change and stubborn continuities. At the same time, the country has beguiled, scared and puzzled people in the West. The Victorian public admired and imitated Chinese fashions, in furniture and design, gardens and clothing, while maintaining a generally negative idea of the Chinese empire as pagan, backward and cruel. In the first half of the twentieth century, the fascination continued. Most foreigners were aware that revolutionary changes were taking place in Chinese politics and society, yet most still knew very little about the country. But what about those few people from the English-speaking world who had first-hand experience of the place? What did they have to say about the "real" China? To answer this question, we have to turn to the travel accounts and memoirs of people who went to see for themselves, during China's most traumatic century. While this book represents the work of expert scholars, it is also accessible to non-specialists with an interest in travel writing and China, and care has been taken to explain the critical terms and ideas deployed in the essays from recent scholarship of the travel genre.
A Supplement to Allibone's Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors
Author: John Foster Kirk
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 776
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 776
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Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York
Author: American Geographical Society of New York
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 536
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 536
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Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 1036
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 1036
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