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China Opened 2 Volume Set

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China Opened 2 Volume Set

Or, a Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, Literature, Religion, Jurisprudence, etc. of the Chinese Empire
Karl Friedrich August Gützlaff
Andrew Reed
March 2015
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    Remarkable yet controversial, the Prussian-born Protestant missionary Karl Friedrich August Gützlaff (1803–51) sought to spread Christianity in the Far East. A gifted linguist, he sailed to Siam and worked on translating the Bible into Thai. The British missionary Robert Morrison had fired his interest in China, and Gützlaff later focused his evangelising efforts there, learning several dialects and distributing translated literature. Furthermore, he served as an interpreter for the East India Company. Also reissued in this series are his Journal of Three Voyages along the Coast of China (1834) and A Sketch of Chinese History (1834). Edited down into two substantial volumes by the Congregational minister Andrew Reed (1787–1862), the present work was published in 1838. It aimed to generate support for the missionary cause by giving Anglophone readers deeper insight into an unfamiliar civilisation. Volume 1 addresses geography, topography, history, language and culture. Volume 2 addresses arts, sciences, religion and government.

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    March 2015
    Multiple copy pack
    9781108079457
    1116 pages
    216 × 140 × 66 mm
    1.51kg
    1 map
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    Contents

    Table of Contents

    • Volume 1: Advertisement
    • 1. Introductory remarks
    • 2. General observations on the geography of the Chinese empire
    • 3. General view of China proper
    • 4. Natural productions
    • 5. Topography of China proper
    • 6. Topography of Mantchouria
    • 7. Topography of Mongolia
    • 8. Government of Ele
    • 9. Tiber
    • 10. General view of the Chinese
    • 11. Chinese history
    • 12. Language and literature
    • 13. Manners, customs, and institutions. Volume 2:
    • 14. Chinese industry: arts and sciences
    • 15. Religion
    • 16. General remarks on the Chinese government
    • 17. The emperor and his court
    • 18. Nobility
    • 19. The tribunals and courts of the capital
    • 20. Board of offices
    • 21. Board of revenue
    • 22. Board of rites
    • 23. Military board
    • 24. Board of punishment
    • 25. Board of public works
    • 26. Provincial government
    • 27. Colonial government: office of foreign affairs.
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