Oriental and Linguistic Studies
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ISBN13: 9780217527101
Paperback|9780217527101
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: III. CHINA AND THE WEST. In a former article we presented a sketch of the history of China, and a brief and comprehensive view of Chinese institutions. Our design was, by thus exhibiting the character and culture of the Chinese nation in their whole historical development, to lead to more intelligent and juster views of their value, and so to help in solving one of the great questions which must suggest itself to every one who takes even an ordinary interest in the historical events of the day ? namely, what is to become of China now, when she is no longer left to work out her own destiny undisturbed, but is forced to feelthe potent influence of Western ideas, commercial, social, and religious, backed by Western arms and diplomacy ? Reverting at present to the general subject, we take up a portion of the evidence affecting it which was then left untouched ? the history of the intercourse hitherto carried on between China and the West, and the influence already exerted by the latter upon the former. It is only with the nations of the West that we have now to do. Toward the North, the East, and the South, China has always maintained the position of an acknowledged superior, in arms, in culture, or in both. We have seen, while reviewing the annals of Chinese history, that the irruptions of the northern and northwestern barbarians into the Great Central Flowery Kingdom have indeed repeatedly led to their political supremacy, but havoalso always ended in their intellectual and social subjection. As for Japan and Farther India, they have borrowed from their powerful and enlightened neighbor letters and arts, and have given little or nothing in return. None of these nations stands now in any such relation to China as should lend importance to the history of their former dealings...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217527101 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217527108 |
| Weight | 0.93 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.64 In |
| List Price | $22.63 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 284 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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