The Middle Kingdom : : a survey of the geography, government, literature, social life, arts, and history of the Chinese empire and its inhabitants / / by S. Wells Williams.
This classic survey (in its much revised edition of 1883) of the geography, government, literature, social life, arts and history of the Chinese Empire and its inhabitants remains a valuable source of reference to scholars of the nineteenth century.
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| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Edition: | Rev. ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1681 p.) |
| Notes: | Originally published: London : W.H. Allen & Co., 1883. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface; Contents of Volme I; List of Illustrations in Volume I; Note Respecting the System of Pronunciation Adopted in this Work; I General Divisions and Features of the Empire; II Geographical Description of the Eastern Provinces; III Geographical Description of the Western Provinces; IV Geographical Description of Manchuria, Mongolia, Ili and Tibet; V Population and Statistics; VI Natural History of China; VII Laws of China, and Plan of its Government; VIII Administration of the Laws; IX Education and Literary Examinations; X Structure of the Chinese Language
- XI Classical Literature of the ChineseXII Polite Literature of the Chinese; XIII Architecture, Dress and Diet of the Chinese; XIV Social Life Among the Chinese; Contents of Volume II; List of Illustrations in Volume II; XV Industrial Arts of the Chinese; XVI Science Among the Chinese; XVII History and Chronology of China; XVIII Religion of the Chinese; XIX Christian Missions Among the Chinese; XX Commerce of the Chinese; XXI Foreign Intercourse with China; XXII Origin of the First War with England; XXIII Progress and Results of the First War between England and China
- XXIV The Tai-Ping RebellionXXV The Second War between Great Britain and China; XXVI Narrative of Recent Events in China; Index