25887952
9781402160721
A very detailed examination (originally published in 1895) through Western eyes of Chinese culture, government, policies, public opinion, society, Chinese home life, superstitions, economics, laws, courts of law, philosophies, government, international events, foreign commerce and military actions, opium legislation and cultural interfaces, the Boxer Rebellion, Chinese character evaluations, officials and ordinary people, literature and knowledge, politics, missionary efforts, the Chinese military, diplomacy, etiquette, ancient to modern Chinese history, current reforms, and the Chinese financial system.Holcombe, Chester is the author of 'Real Chinaman', published 1999 under ISBN 9781402160721 and ISBN 1402160720.
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