Cantitate/Preț
Produs

The Far East: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia

Autor Archibald John Little
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 iun 2010
Written by one of the most prolific writers on China at the turn of the century, this 1905 publication was intended as a guide for travellers rather than as a scientific study of Asian landscape and culture. Little, a well-known merchant and traveller, spent fifty years of his life exploring the Orient. The book is structured with a chapter dedicated to each region of China and the 'Dependencies' (Manchuria, Mongolia, Turkestan, Tibet, Indo-China and Korea), as well as Siam and Japan. Little proves himself a shrewd observer of both landscape and peoples, and the content of his work is wonderfully detailed. He manages to encompass a wide range of subjects into his survey, including natural resources, the development of railways, trade routes and meteorology, as well as a history of the land mass and populations. The book is supplemented with several maps and illustrations.
Citește tot Restrânge

Din seria Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia

Preț: 35558 lei

Nou

Puncte Express: 533

Preț estimativ în valută:
6805 7179$ 5671£

Carte tipărită la comandă

Livrare economică 02-16 ianuarie 25

Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781108013871
ISBN-10: 1108013872
Pagini: 388
Ilustrații: 3 b/w illus. 9 maps
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface; Editorial note; 1. Definition; 2. The central kingdom: China; 3. The northern basin. The Yellow River; 4. The middle basin: Part I. The Yangtse River; 5. The middle basin: Part II. The province of Szechuan; 6. The middle basin: Part III. The Chengtu Plateau; 7. The middle basin: Part IV. The lower Yangtse provinces; 8. The intermediate provinces; 9. The southern basin. Yunnan to Canton; 10. The dependencies: Part I. Manchuria; 11. The dependencies: Part II. Mongolia; 12. The dependencies: Part III. Turkestan; 13. The dependencies: Part IV. Tibet; 14. Whilom dependencies: Part I. Indo-China; 15. Whilom dependencies: Part II. Corea; 16. The buffer kingdom: Siam; 17. The island empire: Japan; Index.

Descriere

Detailed and comprehensive, this 1905 guide for travellers provides a fascinating insight into Asiatic culture and landscape.