History - Asia - China

Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh: The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume II)Hang-chow.Ti-pings approach Shanghae.Their Reception.The Casus Belli.The First Blow.Filibuster Ward.Admiral Hope's Exploits.Captures Hsiun-tang.The Consequences.Hope's Policy condemned.The real Casus Belli.Defence of Shanghae justified.Inducements to oppose the Ti-pings.Official Reports.Mr. Consul Meadows.Recognition of the Ti-pings.The Shanghae Times.Mr. John's Report.Edict...

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To Lhassa at LastWhen the Sikkim-Tibet Mission Force marched to Lhassa, it carried along with it, besides fighting men and diplomatists, a strong contingent that represented literature and the deeper sciences. We were full of brains in that Lhassa column. There were men in...

Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventurers in Tibet. Vol. 1 (of 2)In the first place I desire to pay homage to the memory of my patron, King Oskar of Sweden, by a few words of gratitude. The late King showed as warm and intelligent an interest...

Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventurers in Tibet. Vol. 2 (of 2)We had heard of a lama who had lived for the last three years in a cave in the valley above the monastery of Linga, and though I knew that I should not be allowed...

Transhimalaja: Löytöjä ja seikkailuja Tibetissä. 1 (of 2)Alkulause. 1. Simla. 2. Lehin tie. 3. Lht Tibetiin. 4. Tibetilisen sismaan reunalle. 5. Lake Lightenilla. 6. Suoraan susien suuhun tai haaksirikkoon! 7. Suuria tappioita. 8. Tuntemattomassa maassa. 9. Kovanonnen pivi. 10. Kuumesairaana villin jakin maassa. 11....

Transhimalaja: Löytöjä ja seikkailuja Tibetissä. 2 (of 2)18. Pyhss kaupungissa. 19. Oleskeluni Shigatsessa. 20. Raga-tsangpoa pitkin. 21. Erakkomunkkeja. 22. Targo-gangri ja Shuru-tso. 23. Muhamed Isan kuolema. 24. Kiertoteit Tradumiin ja pikimltn Nepaliin. 25. Brahmaputran lhteill. Ero. 26. Manasarovar. 27. Sotledshin lhde ja Pyh vuori....

Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to CantonThe sentiments advanced in the present Work, and the...

Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China during the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1The Pope having, about the year 1844, been pleased to establish an Apostolic Vicariat of Mongolia, it was considered expedient, with a view to further operations, to ascertain the nature and extent of...

Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 2Caravan of Khalkha TartarsSon of the King of Koukou-NoorSandara the BeardedTwo thousand Oxen are stolen from the Houng-Mao-Eul, or Long HairsFearful Tumult at Tang-Keou-EulDescription and character of the Long HairsFeasts of the First...

Two Years in the Forbidden City THE author of the following narrative has peculiar qualifications for her task. She is a daughter of Lord Yu Keng, a member of the Manchu White Banner Corps, and one of the most advanced and progressive Chinese officials...

How and why China has pursued information-age weapons to gain leverage against its adversaries How can states use military force to achieve their political aims without triggering a catastrophic nuclear war? Among the states facing this dilemma of fighting limited wars, only China has...

"Unit 731: The Forgotten Asian Holocaust by Derek Pua, is not for the faint of heart. It is, however, for anyone wanting to more clearly understand the extent of Imperial Japanese war crimes. This brief, dispassionate, and factual book outlines the creation and development...

Since the mid-1990s, as China has downsized and privatized its state-owned enterprises, severe unemployment has created a new class of urban poor and widespread social and psychological disorders. In Unknotting the Heart, Jie Yang examines this understudied group of workers and their experiences of...

Qingming shanghe (Up the River during Qingming), dubbed China's Mona Lisa, is a painting whose primordial version is attributed to Zhang Zeduan, a painter who lived during the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). It is so revered that to this day there exist more than...

Village Life in China: A Study in SociologyThere is no glamour thrown over the race, neither is there failure to recognize those qualities that have made them so backward in civilization, so hostile to foreigners, so repugnant to many in our land. Everyone interested...

Ever since he came to Hong Kong some 50 years ago, Patrick Hase has researched the local history of Hong Kong, and especially of the New Territories villages and market towns. Written documentation for the study of these communities has been lacking, so much...

Voyage du marchand arabe Sulaymân en Inde et en Chine rédigé en 851 - Suivi de remarques par Abû Zayd Hasan (vers 916), traduit de l'arabe avec introduction, glossaire et index par Gabriel FerrandLe manuscrit actuellement inscrit sous le n 2281 du fonds arabe...

Wandering in Northern ChinaThere is no particular plan to this book. I found my interest turning toward the Far East, and as I am not one of those fortunate persons who can scamper through a country in a few weeks and know all about...

Western Himalaya and Tibet - A Narrative of a Journey Through the Mountains of Northern India During the Years 1847-8On the termination of my journey in Tibet, I submitted to the Indian Government a detailed report of my observations in that country. It was...