The Far East Paperback / softback
by Archibald John Little
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia series
Paperback / softback
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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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:388 pages, 3 Plates, black and white; 9 Maps
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:24/06/2010
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- ISBN:9781108013871
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:388 pages, 3 Plates, black and white; 9 Maps
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:24/06/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108013871
