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Autore |
Gray John Henry <1828-1890, > |
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China : A History of the Laws, Manners and Customs of the People / / John Henry Gray ; editor, William Gow Gregor |
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London : , : Macmillan and company, , 1878 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource : illustrations |
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Monografia |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Didication; Contents; Chapter I. Introductory; Chapter II. Government; Chapter III. Prisons and Punishments; Chapter IV. Religion.-Confucianism; Chapter V. Popular Gods and Goddesses; Chapter VI. Education and the Press; Chapter VII. Marriage; Chapter VIII. Divorce; Chapter IX. Parents and Children; Chapter X. Servants and Slaves; Chapter XI. Festivals; Chapter XII. Funerals; Chapter XIII. Suicides; Chapter XIV. Titles of Honour and Visits of Ceremony; Chapter XV. Sumptuary Laws; Chapter XVI. Amusements and Sports; Contents. Chapter XVII. Astrologers and Fortune-TellersChapter XVIII. Benevolent Institutions and Beggars; Chapter XIX. Hotels, Inns, and Restaurants; Chapter XX. Pawnshops; Chapter XXI. Pagodas; Chapter XXII. Highways and Bridges; Chapter XXIII. Agriculture-Arable Farms; Chapter XXIV. Agriculture-Stock Farming; Chapter XXV. Gardens; Chapter XXVI. Tea; Chapter XXVII. Silk; Chapter XXVIII. Potteries; Chapter XXIX. Ships; Chapter XXX. Fishing Boats and Fishery; Chapter XXXI. Aboriginal Tribes; Chapter XXXII. Physical Features. |
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This highly readable history dates from the late 19th century, starting with the earliest known legends of the "Middle Kingdom," and ranging forward to an intriguing series of portraits of the author's Chinese contemporaries. Subjects include functions and powers of government, forms of punishment, religion, gods, and Confucian philosophy. 140 black-and-white illustrations. |
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