Notes from old Nanking 1947-1949 : the great transition / William Stenhouse Hamilton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamilton, William Stenhouse.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomatic and consular service, Australian--China--History--Civil War, 1945-1949.

Diplomatic and consular service, Australian.

Nanjing Shi (China)--History--20th century.

Nanjing Shi (China).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney : Pandanus, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Memoirs of China in the last years of the nationalist government, written by a former officer of the Australian embassy in China.

Contents:

Acknowledgements; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contents; 1 Interesting Times; 1 Interesting Times; 2 Boats in the Sky; 2 Boats in the Sky; 3 Mysterious Cathay Draws a Veil; 3 Mysterious Cathay Draws a Veil; 4 Pinyin or not Pinyin?; 4 Pinyin or not Pinyin?; 5 The Sometimes Southern Capital; 5 The Sometimes Southern Capital; 6 The First House; 6 The First House; 7 Guarding a Vital Resource; 7 Guarding a Vital Resource; 8 Sweeping Leaves; 8 Sweeping Leaves; 9 Three Furnaces; 9 Three Furnaces; 10 Reds on Green; 10 Reds on Green; 11 At the Australian Embassy; 11 At the Australian Embassy

12 Bring a Frying Pan12 Bring a Frying Pan; 13 The Flying Wheel; 13 The Flying Wheel; 14 Mark of a Meteorite; 14 Mark of a Meteorite; 15 The Paper Trail; 15 The Paper Trail; 16 A One Piece Lady; 16 A One Piece Lady; 17 Not the Congress of Vienna; 17 Not the Congress of Vienna; 18 Call Out the Cavalry; 18 Call Out the Cavalry; 19 Old Crocks; 19 Old Crocks; 20 Home Port of the Eunuch Grand Admiral; 20 Home Port of the Eunuch Grand Admiral; 21 Food a

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-74076-057-3

OCLC:

55602112