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Society in China. By Robert K. Douglas. With twenty-two illustrations.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1894 Douglas
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Douglas, Robert K. (Robert Kennaway), Sir, 1838-1913.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National characteristics, Chinese.
- China.
- China--Social conditions.
- Genre:
- Pictorial cloth bindings (Binding) -- 1894.
- Gold-tooled bindings (Binding) -- 1894.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 415 p. 22 pl. (incl. front.) 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London, A.D. Innes 1894.
- Contents:
- The emperor and the court
- The government
- The penal code
- The administration of the laws
- Village communities
- The literati and farmers
- Mechanics and merchants
- Medicine
- The competitive examinations
- Filial piety and the position of women
- Marriage
- Funeral rites
- Our commercial relations with China
- The War of 1860
- Foreign relations
- Outrages on missionaries
- The audience question
- Foreign trade with China
- Chinese architecture
- Domestic slaves
- Infanticide
- Food and dress
- Gardens and travel
- Amusements
- Coins and art
- The religions of China.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Bound in green cloth with image of dragon and flower on front cover in gold. Text and floral image on spine in gold.
- Athenaeum copy: Asian-themed binding.
- Athenaeum copy: Conserved by a grant from the E. Rhodes & Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.
- Athenaeum copy: Stamped on title page: "Received Sep 10 1894."
- OCLC:
- 2585915
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