Victorian travelers and the opening of China, 1842-1907 / Susan Schoenbauer Thurin.
Victorian travelers and the opening of China, 1842-1907 / Susan Schoenbauer Thurin.
Victorian travelers and the opening of China, 1842-1907 / Susan Schoenbauer Thurin.
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Athens : Ohio University Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N915.10435/1
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English
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xvi, 253 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Opening China -- Pt. 1. Travel and the Business of Empire. 1. Gathering in China: Robert Fortune. 2. Westward the Course of Empire: Archibald John Little -- Pt. 2. Globetrotters in China. 3. An Unbiased Stranger: Constance Gordon Cumming. 4. The Pen and the Sword: Major Henry Knollys....
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Athens : Ohio University Press, 1999.
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Ohio
Date Published
1999.
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Susan Schoenbauer Thurin's study of these writings presents a rich tapestry of impressions, biases, and cultural perspectives that inform our own understanding of the Victorians and their views of the world outside their own....
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Victorian travelers and the opening of China, 1842-1907 / Susan Schoenbauer Thurin.
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Opening of China, 1842-1907.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-245) and index.
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N915.10435/1
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082141268X (alk. paper)
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915.10435
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991013344139702626
