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Scottish Mandarin : The Life and Times of Sir Reginald Johnston /
"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 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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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Hong Kong :
Hong Kong University Press,
2012.
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| Collection: | Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
Book collections on Project MUSE. |
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- "The predictable path (1874-1898)
- China beckons (1898-1903)
- The district officer (1904-1906)
- Lessons learned (1906-1907)
- Sacred sites (1907-1909)
- The daily gring (1910-1912)
- Unsettled times (1912-1914)
- The lowest point (1915-1918)
- The forbidden city (1919-1920)
- Mandarin of the first rank (1920-1923)
- The end of a dream (1924-1926)
- Commissioner of Weihai (1927-1930)
- Professor Johnston (1930-1935)
- The final fling (1935-1938).