Download or read book Chinese Expansion Historically Reviewed Classic Reprint written by Kencho Suematsu and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Chinese Expansion Historically Reviewed I will not go back to the remotest periods, or seek to make any ethnological investigations as to the races that originally occupied the regions which have come under the sovereignty of China, or which, at least, have been included in the sphere of her influence; for were we to do so, we might find there was a time when both Mongolians and Chinese belonged to the same race; or, if we were to go further back still, it might appear that both these and manv other peoples living quite outside Chinese influence origin ally belonged to the same stock. But these connections are too remote and obscure, and have no important bearing on the proposition I am about to make. It is sufficient for my purpose to trace the growth of the Chinese Empire within the limits of the records which we possess - chiefly in the literature of China itself - and that, too, of a very appreciable antiquity. It is a well-known fact that China is one of the most ancient countries of the world. The Chow dynasty ruled in the period when we begin to find reliable records, and the beginning of that dynasty dates back twelve centuries The period preceding that dynasty had been a very long one, but of it we have no reliable records. It is mainly regarded as the legendary state of Chinese history; and yet there are some records relating to twenty-three centuries b.c. There is good foundation, moreover, for believing those documents to be genuine records, from the mathematical calculations made by many experts in such matters, relating to astronomical events recorded in those documents, and which all go to confirm their accuracy. In studying the old documents and history of China, the heart of China in the earliest period is seen to have been located somewhere far up the river Hoang - ho. Those who have studied the evolution of the alphabet tell us that the Hoang-ho is one of three remarkable rivers on the banks of which the three original systems of recording impressions were invented - the Egyptian writing on the Nile, the Cuneiform beside the streams of Mesopotamia, and the Chinese on the Hoang-ho - and that the hundreds of existing systems of writing now in use are really derivatives of these three, however varied and modified they may be. 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.

Download or read book Chinese Expansion Historically Reviewed written by Kencho Suematsu and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Chinese Expansion Historically Reviewed Sir Thomas Holdich: All eyes are turned towards the Far East, watching the results of what is really a contest between Asiatic peoples, due to a process of expansion which is natural to all great nations. We shall listen, I am sure, with great interest to the historic retrospect of the expansion of China which Baron Suyematsu, with the advantage of his special knowledge on the subject, is to put before us. With characteristic modesty as to his power of reading English, the Baron has asked his friend Mr. Chirol to read the paper for him. Baron Suyematsu :I feel it not only a great honour but a great pleasure to lay before you borne of my views on the subject of China. A great deal of what I may have to say may be trite to many, but I shall be very pleased if you will give me your attention. I have divided my paper into three parts: (1) A general historic retrospect of China; (2) the Khorean Peninsula and Manchuria; (3) reflections and arguments. The paper is a trifle too long, and some parts may be omitted in reading if the time is not sufficient. I am not a good reader of English. If I gave the paper myself I am afraid a good deal of it would not be intelligible to the audience. My friend Mr. Chirol has kindly consented to read the paper for me. Looking at a map of the world, one will at once see how vast is the Chinese Empire. There was a time when it was even more vast than at present. 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.

Download or read book A Little History of China Classic Reprint written by Alexander Brebner and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-24 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Little History of China Being engaged on a Wider Little History, it occurred to the Author that an expansion of the part therein relating to China might be of interest at a time like the present, when that Ancient Empire is about to enter on a new lease of life. In his researches into matters Chinese, the Author came across an anonymous book, published in the last quarter of last century. 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.

Download or read book The Expansion of Trade in China Classic Reprint written by T. H. Whitehead and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Expansion of Trade in China British India's Trade has increased from rupees in 1869, or at to rupees in 1899, or at 13. An Oxpansion in rupees of 103 percent. The annual figures of the trade of the three countries from 1869 are given in tables appended. 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.

Download or read book China Against the World Classic Reprint written by George B. Smyth and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from China Against the World Still more deplorable was the impression made by the Span iards. After they seized the Philippine Islands in 1543, a great expansion of trade with China resulted; and such large numbers of Chinese settlers went there that in time they outnumbered the Europeans in the proportion of twenty-five to one. The Spaniards saw in this great influx of Chinese immigrants a menace to their own sovereignty, and they massacred the larger part of the de fenceless and innocent Chinese.* The impression which such savage butchery of its people made on their native province of Canton may easily be imagined, and partly accounts both for the reception which the English met with in the following century when they first entered the Canton River, and for the fact that the people of that province are, with the exception of those of Eu - nan, the most truculent haters of foreigners in China. 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.

Download or read book The Chinese Empire written by Evariste Regis Huc and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-11-24 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Chinese Empire: A Sequel to Recollections of a Journey Through Tartary and Thibet In matters of opinion it cannot be expected that the views of the author should always agree with those of English Protestants he has of course looked at things with his own eyes, and not with ours, but it is never difficult to make allowance for the effect of the refracting medium through which (as it appears to us) he has regarded matters connected with the interests of his Church. His religion, it may be added, is evidently not worn as a garment, but interwoven with every thought and occurrence of his daily life, and it will therefore Often attract the spiritual sympathies of those who may differ most widely from him on doctrinal points. 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.

Download or read book China Marches West written by Peter C Perdue and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From about 1600 to 1800, the Qing empire of China expanded to unprecedented size. Through astute diplomacy, economic investment, and a series of ambitious military campaigns into the heart of Central Eurasia, the Manchu rulers defeated the Zunghar Mongols, and brought all of modern Xinjiang and Mongolia under their control, while gaining dominant influence in Tibet. The China we know is a product of these vast conquests. Peter C. Perdue chronicles this little-known story of China's expansion into the northwestern frontier. Unlike previous Chinese dynasties, the Qing achieved lasting domination over the eastern half of the Eurasian continent. Rulers used forcible repression when faced with resistance, but also aimed to win over subject peoples by peaceful means. They invested heavily in the economic and administrative development of the frontier, promoted trade networks, and adapted ceremonies to the distinct regional cultures. Perdue thus illuminates how China came to rule Central Eurasia and how it justifies that control, what holds the Chinese nation together, and how its relations with the Islamic world and Mongolia developed. He offers valuable comparisons to other colonial empires and discusses the legacy left by China's frontier expansion. The Beijing government today faces unrest on its frontiers from peoples who reject its autocratic rule. At the same time, China has launched an ambitious development program in its interior that in many ways echoes the old Qing policies. China Marches West is a tour de force that will fundamentally alter the way we understand Central Eurasia.

Download or read book Manchuria Vol 14 written by Alexander Hosie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Manchuria, Vol. 14: Its People, Resources and Recent History Chinese enterprise and expansion has been very much curtailed. When the Manchus were struggling with China the Russians were settling on the banks of the Upper Amur and in the neighbouring regions, which then constituted part of Northern Manchuria. This encroachment, which was naturally resented, gave rise to a conflict, which resulted in the Treaty of N erchinsk in 1689, wherein the boundaries of the two Empires are laid down. The preamble of that Treaty distinctly states that it was concluded in order to repress the insolence of certain rascals who, making hunting incursions beyond the limits of their territories, pillage, murder, and stir up trouble and quarrels, as well as to determine clearly and distinctly the boundaries of the two Empires of China and of Muscovy. 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.

Download or read book Mao s China and After written by Maurice Meisner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999-04 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a revised account of the revolution of 1966-1969 - Examines the social and political consequences of the upheaval - Deng Xiaoping - Democracy movement - Tienamnen Incident - Mao Zedong - The hundred flowers - Great Leap Forward.

Download or read book A Village with My Name written by Scott Tong and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-11-17 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An “immensely readable” journey through modern Chinese history told through the experiences of the author’s extended family (Christian Science Monitor). When journalist Scott Tong moved to Shanghai, his assignment was to start the first full-time China bureau for “Marketplace,” the daily business and economics program on public radio stations across the US. But for Tong the move became much more: an opportunity to reconnect with members of his extended family who’d remained there after his parents fled the communists six decades prior. Uncovering their stories gave him a new way to understand modern China’s defining moments and its long, interrupted quest to go global. A Village with My Name offers a unique perspective on China’s transitions through the eyes of regular people who witnessed such epochal events as the toppling of the Qing monarchy, Japan’s occupation during WWII, exile of political prisoners to forced labor camps, mass death and famine during the Great Leap Forward, market reforms under Deng Xiaoping, and the dawn of the One Child Policy. Tong focuses on five members of his family, who each offer a specific window on a changing country: a rare American-educated girl born in the closing days of the Qing Dynasty, a pioneer exchange student, a toddler abandoned in wartime who later rides the wave of China’s global export boom, a young professional climbing the ladder at a multinational company, and an orphan (the author’s daughter) adopted in the middle of a baby-selling scandal fueled by foreign money. Through their stories, Tong shows us China anew, visiting former prison labor camps on the Tibetan plateau and rural outposts along the Yangtze, exploring the Shanghai of the 1930s, and touring factories across the mainland—providing a compelling and deeply personal take on how China became what it is today. “Vivid and readable . . . The book’s focus on ordinary people makes it refreshingly accessible.” —Financial Times “Tong tells his story with humor, a little snark, [and] lots of love . . . Highly recommended, especially for those interested in Chinese history and family journeys.” —Library Journal (starred review)

Download or read book Anglo Chinese Commerce and Diplomacy written by A. J. Sargent and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Anglo-Chinese Commerce and Diplomacy: Mainly in the Nineteenth Century This book received its earliest impulse from a few lectures delivered some years ago in Manchester; it has been put together gradually, in the intervals allowed by teaching work in London. It is an attempt to view our relations with China solely in their bearing on the interests of commerce. The details of political changes and military operations are neglected, since commerce is concerned only with the broad results; while the social and religious life of the Chinese can safely be left in the hands of the lifelong resident in China or the casual tourist with journalistic bent. The original historical introduction, as not infre quently happens, has expanded into a volume, and the ultimate aim of the history - the analysis and explanation of the commercial conditions of the present - is necessarily postponed. British relations with China are no longer the controlling factor in the economic development of the Far East. The method of treatment which can be applied use fully to the greater part of the nineteenth century is inadequate to deal with the problems to which the new forces are giving shape. The conclusions of today may be upset to-morrow; it is hardly possible to estimate the trend of a revolution in being with the mental detachment of the historian, still less to make the attempt in the concluding chapters of a historical volume. It will suffice if the present work provides a basis for those who would analyse the present, but have not the time or inclination to extend their investigations into the past. 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.

Download or read book The Cambridge Illustrated History of China written by Patricia Buckley Ebrey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-05-13 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the over eight thousand year history and civilization of China.

Download or read book The Story of Shanghai written by John W. Maclellan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of Shanghai: From the Opening of the Port to Foreign Trade There is not much in the way of history to be written of small Foreign Settlements in China which are not yet fifty years old; but during the short time events have happened in Shanghai which imperilled the existence of the place and the times and fortunes of the inhabitants. And a system of Municipal or self-government has been instituted, which is so well adapted to the community, formed of almost all nationalities, and to its relations to the Chinese Government, that it only requires expansion to meet the wants of an increasing population. Since the port of Shanghai was opened to foreign trade in 1843, a British Consul has virtually blockaded the port with a ten-gun sailing brig of war, notwithstanding that his country was at peace with China; the native City has been in the hands of one set of insurgents; and other and more powerful armies of rebels were twice repulsed in their attempts to capture the City and the Settlements. 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.

Download or read book Trade and Expansion in Han China written by Ying-Shih Yu and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-07-28 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1967.

Download or read book The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof Vol 2 Classic Reprint written by Juan González de Mendoza and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Vol. 2 India, after that he had compassed the world. Main is contained many notable things that hee did see and had intelligence of in the ooiage. 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.

Download or read book The Pattern of the Chinese Past written by Mark Elvin and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1973 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A satisfactory comprehensive history of the social and economic development of pre-modern China, the largest country in the world in terms of population, and with a documentary record covering three millennia, is still far from possible. The present work is only an attempt to disengage the major themes that seem to be of relevance to our understanding of China today. In particular, this volume studies three questions. Why did the Chinese Empire stay together when the Roman Empire, and every other empire of antiquity of the middle ages, ultimately collapsed? What were the causes of the medieval revolution which made the Chinese economy after about 1100 the most advanced in the world? And why did China after about 1350 fail to maintain her earlier pace of technological advance while still, in many respects, advancing economically? The three sections of the book deal with these problems in turn but the division of a subject matter is to some extent only one of convenience. These topics are so interrelated that, in the last analysis, none of them can be considered in isolation from the others.

Download or read book The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal Vol 18 Classic Reprint written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-09 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal, Vol. 18 The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal was written by an unknown author in 1887. This is a 491 page book, containing 228659 words and 30 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title. 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.