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020			_a9781108081290
082			_a951.037 _bMEA-C
100			_aMeadows, Thomas Taylor
245			_aChinese And Thier Rebellions _b: View in connection with thier National Philosphy, Ethics, Legislatioon, and Administration
260			_aUnited Kingdom _bCambridge University Press _c2015
300			_alx,656p.
520			_aInspired by the lectures in Munich of the German orientalist Karl Friedrich Neumann, Thomas Taylor Meadows (1815–68) devoted himself to the study of Chinese in 1841, with the aim of entering British service. He arrived in China early in 1843 and rose quickly to the post of consular interpreter at the key treaty port of Canton (Guangzhou), where he remained for several years. His Desultory Notes on the Government and People of China, and on the Chinese Language (1847) is also reissued in this series. The present work, first published in 1856, is an expansive treatment of matters relating to 'the present Chinese rebellion', namely the Taiping Rebellion (1850–64). Meadows discusses the ongoing conflict within its historical and cultural context, offering also observations and recommendations on Anglo-Chinese relations. He closes with a lengthy disquisition on the nature and state of 'civilization' in the East and West.
650			_aChina
650			_aCivilization
650			_aSocial conditions
650			_aIntellectual life
650			_aReligion
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