Encyclopaedias 百科全書
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| NO. |
Author/Title |
EAN |
台幣 |
| CW 14 |
Couling, S. The Encycopaedia Sinica. (中國簡明百科全書) (Shanghai: 1917) |
4711871498624 |
1,920
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| This encyclopedia is largely the work of Mr. Couling, although a number of articles were contributed by others. Arranged alphabetically, information is presented on Chinese history (human and natural), literature, social and political institutions, religion, Chinese personalities, flora and fauna, myths and legends, foreigners in China, Christian missionary work, etc. |
| CW 1 |
Williams, S.W. The Middle Kingdom (中國總論). A Survey Of The Geography, Government. Literature, Social Life, Arts, And History Of The Chinese Empire And Its Inhabitants. With illustrations And A New Map Of The Empire. (New York: 1883). Revised Edition, 2 vols. |
4711871498525 |
2,880
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| This is the first history of China written by an American scholar and the best known of those written in the nineteenth century. Virtually all aspects of Chinese life-geography, government, literature, social life, arts and history are presented in this comprehensive survey of the Middle Kingdom. Also included is information relating to missionary work, wars with foreign powers, and the Taiping rebellion. Still considered to be a standard reference work |
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