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The Far East

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The Far East

The Far East

Archibald John Little
June 2010
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9781108013871
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    Written by one of the most prolific writers on China at the turn of the century, this 1905 publication was intended as a guide for travellers rather than as a scientific study of Asian landscape and culture. Little, a well-known merchant and traveller, spent fifty years of his life exploring the Orient. The book is structured with a chapter dedicated to each region of China and the 'Dependencies' (Manchuria, Mongolia, Turkestan, Tibet, Indo-China and Korea), as well as Siam and Japan. Little proves himself a shrewd observer of both landscape and peoples, and the content of his work is wonderfully detailed. He manages to encompass a wide range of subjects into his survey, including natural resources, the development of railways, trade routes and meteorology, as well as a history of the land mass and populations. The book is supplemented with several maps and illustrations.

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    June 2010
    Paperback
    9781108013871
    388 pages
    216 × 140 × 22 mm
    0.49kg
    3 b/w illus. 9 maps
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    Contents

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • Editorial note
    • 1. Definition
    • 2. The central kingdom: China
    • 3. The northern basin. The Yellow River
    • 4. The middle basin: Part I. The Yangtse River
    • 5. The middle basin: Part II. The province of Szechuan
    • 6. The middle basin: Part III. The Chengtu Plateau
    • 7. The middle basin: Part IV. The lower Yangtse provinces
    • 8. The intermediate provinces
    • 9. The southern basin. Yunnan to Canton
    • 10. The dependencies: Part I. Manchuria
    • 11. The dependencies: Part II. Mongolia
    • 12. The dependencies: Part III. Turkestan
    • 13. The dependencies: Part IV. Tibet
    • 14. Whilom dependencies: Part I. Indo-China
    • 15. Whilom dependencies: Part II. Corea
    • 16. The buffer kingdom: Siam
    • 17. The island empire: Japan
    • Index.
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