02483nam 2200361 450 991047355530332120230801101636.0(CKB)2550000001188876(NjHacI)992550000001188876(EXLCZ)99255000000118887620230801d1878 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChina A History of the Laws, Manners and Customs of the People /John Henry Gray ; editor, William Gow GregorLondon :Macmillan and company,1878.1 online resource illustrations1-306-36947-9 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.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.China ChinaHistory915.1Gray John Henry1828-1890,1378125Gregor William GowNjHacINjHaclBOOK9910473555303321China3416173UNINA