Scottish Mandarin : the Life and Times of Sir Reginald Johnston.

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Colonial administrator, writer, explorer, Buddhist, and friend to China?s last emperor, Sir Reginald Johnston (1874?1938) was a distinguished sinologist with a tangled love and family life that he kept secret even from his closest friends. Born and educated in Edinburgh, he began his career in the c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Airlie, Shiona
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, HKU, 2012.
Colección:Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
Temas:
Johnston, Reginald Fleming, > Sir, > 1874-1938 > Travel > China.
Johnston, Reginald Fleming, > Sir, > 1874-1938.
Johnston, Reginald Fleming, > Sir, > 1874-1938
Forbidden City (Beijing, China)
Cité interdite (Pékin, Chine)
1912-1949
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Travel.
China > History > Republic, 1912-1949.
China > Description and travel.
Chine > Histoire > 1912-1949 (République)
Chine > Descriptions et voyages.
China.
Electronic books.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword; Acknowledgements; Notes on Chinese Names; List of Illustrations; Chapter One: The Predictable Path (1874-1898); Chapter 2: China Beckons (1898-1903); Chapter 3: The District Officer (1904-1906); Chapter 4: Lessons Learned (1906-1907); Chapter 5: Sacred Sites (1907-1909); Chapter 6: The Daily Grind (1910-1912); Chapter 7: Unsettled Times (1912-1914); Chapter 8: The Lowest Point (1915-1918); Chapter 9: The Forbidden City (1919-1920); Chapter 10: Mandarin of the First Rank (1920-1923); Chapter 11: The End of a Dream (1924-1926); Chapter 12: Commissioner of Weihai (1927-1930).
  • Chapter 13: Professor Johnston (1930-1935)Chapter 14: The Final Fling (1935-1938); Notes; Bibliography; Index; Figures.

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