Author: William Frederick MayersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
The treaty ports of China and Japan, a guide book & vade mecum, by W.F. Mayers, N.B. Dennys and C. King, ed. by N.B. Dennys
Author: William Frederick MayersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
British Travel Writing from China, 1798-1901, Volume 3
Author: Elizabeth H ChangPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100055869X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
In 1793, Lord Macartney led the first British diplomatic mission to China in over one hundred years. This five-volume reset edition draws together British travel writings about China throughout the next century. The collection ends with the Boxer Uprising which marked the beginning of the end of informal British empire on the Chinese mainland.
British Travel Writing from China, 1798-1901, Volume 1
Author: Elizabeth H ChangPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000558673
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
In 1793, Lord Macartney led the first British diplomatic mission to China in over one hundred years. This five-volume reset edition draws together British travel writings about China throughout the next century. The collection ends with the Boxer Uprising which marked the beginning of the end of informal British empire on the Chinese mainland.
Analytical and Classified Catalogue of the Library ...: A-H
Author: Dennis O'DonovanCustom, Land and Livelihood in Rural South China
Author: Patrick H. HasePublisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9888139088
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Land was always at the centre of life in Hong Kong’s rural New Territories: it sustained livelihoods and lineages and, for some, was a route to power. Villagers managed their land according to customs that were often at odds with formal Chinese law. British rule, 1898—1997, added complications by assimilating traditional practices into a Western legal system. Custom, Land and Livelihood in Rural South China explores land ownership in the New Territories, analysing over a hundred surviving land deeds from the late Ch’ing Dynasty to recent times, which are transcribed in full and translated into English. Together with other sources collected by the author during 30 years of research, these deeds yield information on all aspects of traditional village life—from raising families and making a living to coping with intruders—and evoke a view of the world which, despite decades of urbanisation, still has resonance today.
Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 998
Book Description
Third Supplement to the Catalogue of the Liverpool Free Public Library ...
Author: Liverpool (England). Public Libraries, Museums, and Art Gallery. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Forgotten Heroes: San On County and its Magistrates in the Late Ming and Early Qing
Author: Patrick H. HasePublisher: City University of HK Press
ISBN: 9629373068
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
This book is an attempt to clarify the history of San On County — the broader Hong Kong area — centring on the troubled years of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It is based on an in-depth study of the San On County Gazetteer, which allows for a detailed discussion of the role, attitudes, and personalities of the San On magistrates, who were the heads of the county administration during this period. Particular focus is given to Zhou Xiyao (magistrate 1640–1644) and Li Kecheng (magistrate 1670–1675). The study finds that they, and at least some of the other magistrates of this period, were genuinely concerned about the county and its people, and tried as best they could to provide good and effective government for them.
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Author: Barbarian Lens
Author: Regine ThiriezPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136800182
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Part of the prestigious academic book series Documenting the Image, this is a fascinating survey illustrated by extremely rare photographs of the burned architectural and landscape complex known as the Rape of the Summer Palace. In 1860, Western armies brought ruin to the treasured seat of the Qing emperors near Beijing. One hundred and fifty images have been collected to date as a support for an extensive study of the building of the palaces and their subsequent destruction. This book is a rigourous analysis of the work and experiences of the European photographers, both amateur and professional, working in Beijing during this period, and, as such, becomes an account of the development of photography itself. Offering a fascinating glimpse into 19th-Century China, the book gives an historical overview of the political situation.