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Book Synopsis The Celestial Empire, Or, Points and Pickings of Information about China and the Chinese by : George Mogridge
Download or read book The Celestial Empire, Or, Points and Pickings of Information about China and the Chinese written by George Mogridge and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Celestial Empire by : Nathaniel Isaacson
Download or read book Celestial Empire written by Nathaniel Isaacson and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How colonialism profoundly influenced the emergence of Chinese science fiction Challenging assumptions about science fiction's Western origins, Nathaniel Isaacson traces the development of the genre in China, from the late Qing Dynasty through the New Culture Movement. Through careful examination of a wide range of visual and print media—including historical accounts of the institutionalization of science, pictorial representations of technological innovations, and a number of novels and short stories—Isaacson makes a case for understanding Chinese science fiction as a product of colonial modernity. By situating the genre's emergence in the transnational traffic of ideas and material culture engendered by the presence of colonial powers in China's economic and political centers, Celestial Empires explores the relationship between science fiction and Orientalist discourse. In doing so it offers an innovative approach to the study of both vernacular writing in twentieth-century China and science fiction in a global context.
Book Synopsis The Celestial Empire, Or, Points and Pickings of Information about China and the Chinese by : Old Humphrey
Download or read book The Celestial Empire, Or, Points and Pickings of Information about China and the Chinese written by Old Humphrey and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Celestial Empire, Or, Points and Pickings of Information about China and the Chinese by : George Mogridge
Download or read book The Celestial Empire, Or, Points and Pickings of Information about China and the Chinese written by George Mogridge and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Celestial Empire by : Nathan Woolley
Download or read book Celestial Empire written by Nathan Woolley and published by National Library of Australia. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celestial Empire shows the wealth and cultural richness of the Qing dynasty, which ruled China for nearly three centuries, as seen through rare materials from the National Library of China and the National Library of Australia. The book is illustrated with stunning images, from woodblock printed books to colourful maps, making accessible a wealth of culture from China’s last imperial dynasty. Many works that appear in the book have never been seen outside China before, or presented in English. Examples include painted scrolls of scenic and sacred sites, maps detailing a variety of landscapes, woodblock illustrations demonstrating extraordinary skill and artistic vision and delightful folk art used on festive occasions. The book also includes architectural drawings produced for the Imperial court of iconic locations such as the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. A visually beautiful book that gives insight into the dynasty that laid the foundations of modern China.
Book Synopsis Another China by : Paolo Maria Reynaud
Download or read book Another China written by Paolo Maria Reynaud and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Imperial Capitals of China by : Arthur Cotterell
Download or read book The Imperial Capitals of China written by Arthur Cotterell and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2008-05-29 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of China’s imperial capital cities reveals “a picaresque chronicle of dynastic succession and court intrigue” across millennia (Publishers Weekly). Throughout the long history of Imperial China, emperors designed their capital cities in ways that reveal the heart of their dynasty. The ley lines of these cities reveal religious preoccupations, while the design of important buildings tells us much about the cultural influences of the period. The Shang Emperor of the third century B.C. made obsessive—and ultimately fatal—attempts to engage the Immortals with cosmologically pleasing urban planning. Meanwhile, the Tang capital at Chang'an betrays the striking creativity and cultural receptiveness that earmark the era as a literary and artistic golden age. And the Forbidden City of fifteenth century Beijing still stands as testament to Ming dynasty architectural virtuosity. Arthur Cotterell provides an inside view of the rich array of characters, political and ideological tensions, and technological genius that defined the imperial cities of China, as each in turn is uncovered, explored, and celebrated. The oldest continuous civilization in existence today stands to become the most influential.
Book Synopsis The Opium War, 1840-1842 by : Peter Ward Fay
Download or read book The Opium War, 1840-1842 written by Peter Ward Fay and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2000-11-09 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the fascinating story of the war between England and China that delivered Hong Kong to the English, forced the imperial Chinese government to add four ports to Canton as places in which foreigners could live and trade, and rendered irreversible the process that for almost a century thereafter distinguished western relations with this quarter of the globe-- the process that is loosely termed the "opening of China." Originally published by UNC Press in 1975, Peter Ward Fay's study was the first to treat extensively the opium trade from the point of production in India to the point of consumption in China and the first to give both Protestant and Catholic missionaries their due; it remains the most comprehensive account of the first Opium War through western eyes. In a new preface, Fay reflects on the relationship between the events described in the book and Hong Kong's more recent history.
Book Synopsis Another China by : Paolo Maria Reynaud
Download or read book Another China written by Paolo Maria Reynaud and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-14 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another China - Notes on the Celestial Empire as Viewed by a Catholic Bishop is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Book Synopsis China's Last Empire by : William T. Rowe
Download or read book China's Last Empire written by William T. Rowe and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a brisk revisionist history, William Rowe challenges the standard narrative of Qing China as a decadent, inward-looking state that failed to keep pace with the modern West. This original, thought-provoking history of China's last empire is a must-read for understanding the challenges facing China today.
Download or read book China written by Fac et Spera and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Daughters of China by : Eliza Jane Gillett Bridgman
Download or read book Daughters of China written by Eliza Jane Gillett Bridgman and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Astrology and Cosmology in Early China by : David W. Pankenier
Download or read book Astrology and Cosmology in Early China written by David W. Pankenier and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a vast array of scholarship, this pioneering text illustrates how profoundly astronomical phenomena shaped ancient Chinese civilization.
Book Synopsis Another China by : Monseigneur Reynaud
Download or read book Another China written by Monseigneur Reynaud and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work from a century ago will help people understand China today. Much has happened since this was written, but the history of a nation penetrates into the bones of the people and influences their decisions moving forward in time.
Book Synopsis The Canton Chinese, or The American's sojourn in the Celestial empire by : Osmond Tiffany
Download or read book The Canton Chinese, or The American's sojourn in the Celestial empire written by Osmond Tiffany and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Daughters of China by : Eliza Jane Gillett Bridgman
Download or read book Daughters of China written by Eliza Jane Gillett Bridgman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Daughters of China: Or Sketches of Domestic Life in the Celestial Empire I have great pleasure, on the eve of departure for our adopted country, in introducing the Daughters of China to the Daughters of America; and I am sure that a better acquaintance, such as this little volume cannot fail to secure, will result in great good to multitudes. In China, as in other countries, woman's influence is immense. It is so in the family, and in the state, in morals and in religion. But what God has ordained for the best and noblest of purposes, is in China exercised for evil, because the Father of Lies has here held almost undisputed dominion. From time immemorial the Chinese Empire has been his grand University, where the most captivating forms of idolatry, have been devised and carried into practice. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Another China; Notes on the Celestial Empire as Viewed by a Catholic Bishop; by : Paolo Maria Reynaud
Download or read book Another China; Notes on the Celestial Empire as Viewed by a Catholic Bishop; written by Paolo Maria Reynaud and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of essays and observations on China by a Catholic bishop who lived and worked in the country in the early 1900s. The book covers a wide range of topics, including Chinese culture, history, and religion, as well as the challenges faced by missionaries in a foreign land. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in Chinese history and culture, as well as the history of Catholicism in China. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
