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The Chinese and their rebellions, viewed in connection with their national philosophy, ethics, legislation, and administration, Thomas Taylor Meadows

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The Chinese and their rebellions, viewed in connection with their national philosophy, ethics, legislation, and administration, Thomas Taylor Meadows

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Chinese and their rebellions

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electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1103564433

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Thomas Taylor Meadows

Series statement

Cambridge library collection. East and South-East Asian historyCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

viewed in connection with their national philosophy, ethics, legislation, and administration

Summary

Inspired by the lectures in Munich of the German orientalist Karl Friedrich Neumann, Thomas Taylor Meadows (1815–68) devoted himself to the study of Chinese in 1841, with the aim of entering British service. He arrived in China early in 1843 and rose quickly to the post of consular interpreter at the key treaty port of Canton (Guangzhou), where he remained for several years. His Desultory Notes on the Government and People of China, and on the Chinese Language (1847) is also reissued in this series. The present work, first published in 1856, is an expansive treatment of matters relating to 'the present Chinese rebellion', namely the Taiping Rebellion (1850–64). Meadows discusses the ongoing conflict within its historical and cultural context, offering also observations and recommendations on Anglo-Chinese relations. He closes with a lengthy disquisition on the nature and state of 'civilization' in the East and West.--, Provided by publisher

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