Foreigner in Far Cathay

Klappentext A wide-ranging account from 1872 of all facets of nineteenth-century Chinese society! from opium-smoking to cuisine. Zusammenfassung Walter Medhurst offers his personal impressions of nineteenth-century Chinese society by describing a wide spectrum of traditions and habits. He engages with such topics as opium-smoking! social institutions and the delights of Chinese cuisine. He also looks at the overall relationship between China and the Western world. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introductory; 2. Position of foreigners in China; 3. Character and habits of foreign residents in China; 4. Missionaries in China; 5. Consuls and customs authorities, etc.; 6. Customs of the Chinese. Shop signs; 7. Advertising in China; 8. Mandarin Yamens in China; 9. Opium smoking; 10. Infanticide; 11. Eating and drinking in China; 12. Chinese social institutions; 13. Correspondence and the press; 14. Modes of sepulture; 15. Use of the written character for decoration; 16. Chinese proper names; 17. Travelling and porterage in China; 18. The character of the Chinese; 19. Concluding remarks; Appendix.

Product details

• Authors: Walter Henry Medhurst, Medhurst Walter Henry
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.06.2010
• EAN: 9781108014687
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01468-7
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Asia / China, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Asian History