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Historic documents of Asia : the essential primary sources.

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Format:
Book
Series:
Historic Documents Series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Philosophy, Asian.
Asia--History--Sources.
Asia.
Asia--Politics and government--Sources.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged))
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Dallas, Texas : Schlager, [2025]
Summary:
This volume explores critical aspects of thehistory of Asia, from China and Japan to India and Pakistan, Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia, and more.It includes key primary documents, from letters andspeeches to government documents and royal edicts.
Contents:
Historic Documents of Asia
Historic Documents of Asia
Historic Documents of Asia: The Essential Primary Sources
Contents
Reader’s Guide
China and Taiwan
Confucius: Doctrine of the Mean
Confucius: The Great Learning
Wang Bi: “Outline Introduction to the Laozi”
Yan Zhitui: Family Instructions for the Yen Clan
Yao Zui: “Continued Classifications of Painters”
“The Song of Lasting Regret”
Ouyang Xiu: “On the Partisanship of Friends”
“When Heirs Have Already Been Installed, They Ought Not to Be Displaced”
Cai Kang: “Forging of Official Documents”
Regent Dorgon: Two Edicts concerning the Wearing of Hair under Manchu Rule
“Manslaughter over an Outhouse”
Daoguang: Imperial Edict
Zhu Zun: Memorial on Banning Opium
Xu Naiji: Memorial on Legalizing Opium
Annexed Laws on Banning Opium
“Ode for Youth”
Zongli Yamen: Circular Letter on the Unequal Treaties
Boxer Protocol
Press Coverage of the Wuchang Uprising
Hu Shi: Appeal for Legal Rights
Emergency Law for the Suppression of Crimes against the Safety of the Republic
Principles for the Organization of the “Manchukuo” Government
Chiang Kai-shek: Reply to Prince Konoye
Liu Shaoqi: How to Be a Good Communist Generated by AI.
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Other Format:
Print version: Historic Documents of Asia
ISBN:
9781961844254
OCLC:
1505725772

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