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Manchuria

Its People, Resources and Recent History

By: Alexander Hosie

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Manchuria

Its People, Resources and Recent History

By: Alexander Hosie

First published in 1901, this volume emerged in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Manchuria. Its author had been in charge of the British Consulate at Newchwang in Manchuria for two periods between 1894 and 1900. The book contains an account of journeys in Eastern and Northern Manchuria, followed by chapters on recent events in Manchuria along with its climate, people, administration and industry.

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0429868618

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Three Years in Western China

By: Alexander Hosie

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Three Years in Western China

By: Alexander Hosie

The most interesting part of China, from a geographical and ethnological point of view, is the Westgeographically, because its recesses have not yet been thoroughly explored, and ethnologically, because a great part of it is peopled by races which are non-Chinese, and one at least of which, though nominally owing allegiance to the Great Khan, is in reality independent. It was my fortune to be stationed in Western China from 1882 to 1884, and, during these three years, I was enabled, in the performance of my duties, to collect information regarding the country and its people; and it is in the hope that this information may not be unacceptable that I venture to lay the following pages before the public.Reports of the journeys which I made in Western China during the above years have already appeared in the shape of Parliamentary Papers; but, written as they were without any idea of publication and intended as mere trade notes, strung together from day to day on the march, they are not sufficiently connected to present a fair picture of this remote region.That part of Western China, with which I am personally acquainted and with which I propose to deal, lies to the south, and embraces the provinces of Ssu-chuan, Kuei-chow and Yun-nan, which, interesting in themselves, have become of considerable importance since the extension of the Indian Empire to the frontier of China and the absorption of Tonquin by the French.THE WAY THITHER.The great highway to the West is the River Yang-tsze. By the Agreement of Chefoo of September, 1876, the port of Ichang, situated on the north bank of the Yang-tsze about a thousand miles from the sea, was opened to foreign trade and foreign steam navigation; and, by the same Agreement, the residence of a Consular Officer at the city of Chung-king, in Ssu-chuan, to watch the conditions of British trade, was provided for. It was to take up this post that I left Wuhu towards the end of October, 1881.On arrival at Hankow, I discovered that the steamer, which had for some years been employed to run to Ichang, was undergoing extensive repairs at Shanghai, to better fit her for the navigation of the Upper Yang-tsze, and that another and larger steamer belonging to the same Company had just returned from Ichang with little hope, owing to the sudden fall of the river, of being then able to make another trip. A large quantity of cargo, however, which had accumulated at Hankow, induced the Company, much against the captains will, to send the steamer forward again; but, drawing only nine feet, she was unable, after a days journey, to push her way through six feet of sand and water, and had to return. After about a months delay, the smaller steamer arrived at Hankow, and, laden to six feet, reached Ichang with considerable difficulty on the 17th of December, the trip having occupied eight days.On this section of the river, navigation commences at daybreak, and, unless there is good moonlight, ceases at dark. Owing to the shifting sands, which constitute the bed of the river, the channel is constantly changing, and it is not uncommon to find the passage, which the steamer took on the up passage, completely barred on the down trip. The consequence is that soundings have constantly to be taken, and delay is the result. This refers to the winter months only, when the river is low, as, during high water, little difficulty exists, and the distance has been covered in fifty hours.The selection of Ichang as an open port has frequently been called in question, and it has been pointed out that Sha-shih, a town farther down the river and one of the six calling stations for steamers, would have been a preferable choice. Much may be said for Sha-shih, which is the principal terminus of the junk traffic between Ssu-chuan and the eastern provinces of China, but statistics clearly prove that Ichang has after all been a success.

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E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books

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6155565260

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9786155565267

The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. II

Volume 2

By: Alexander Michie

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The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. II

Volume 2

By: Alexander Michie

Reproduction of the original: The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. II by Alexander Michie

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3752418176

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9783752418170

Mason’s Forensic Medicine and the Law

By: Helen Whitwell,Katy Thorne KC,Alexander Kolar,Paul Harvey

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Mason’s Forensic Medicine and the Law

By: Helen Whitwell,Katy Thorne KC,Alexander Kolar,Paul Harvey

This is the leading work on forensic medicine and the law in the UK. Written by a team of leading legal practitioners, pathologists and other experts, this Seventh Edition has been fully revised to bring it up to date with the latest legal, medical and scientific developments. It is the only book directed at both the legal practitioner and the expert medical witness. It provides unique commentary on the law in all three UK jurisdictions: England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. It guides experts on their role and duties to the courts and highlights areas of current scientific and legal controversy with additional reference sources. In addition to two new chapters on forensic psychiatry and forensic science, the Seventh Edition includes updates and new material on: - Introduction to medicine, the systems of the body and autopsy procedure - Forensic medicine covering assaults, firearms, head injuries, road traffic collisions, falls, asphyxia, drowning, hypothermia, and heat and electricity - Sexual offences, deaths in detention, forensic odontology and toxicology - Guidance for the expert medical witness on giving evidence in the UK courts, covering the UK's criminal justice systems, coroners' courts and fatal accident inquiries This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Personal Injury Law online service.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1526521342

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9781526521347

Scottish Missions to China

Commemorating the Legacy of James Legge (1815-1897)

By: Alexander Chow

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Scottish Missions to China

Commemorating the Legacy of James Legge (1815-1897)

By: Alexander Chow

This volume explores Scottish missions to China, focusing on the missionary-scholar and Protestant sinologist par excellence James Legge (1815–1897), to demonstrate how the Chinese context and Chinese persons “converted” Scottish missionaries in their understandings of China and the world.

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BRILL

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9004461787

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Mentoring Schemes for Young People

Handbook and training guide

By: Alison Alexander

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Mentoring Schemes for Young People

Handbook and training guide

By: Alison Alexander

Orignally published in 2000, this resource, consisting of a handbook and a training guide, offers a comprehensive guide to establishing, maintaining and evaluating a mentoring project. It: looks at the 'what' and 'why' of mentoring describes the process for establishing a project. addresses maintenance issues (including policies and procedures) deals with monitoring and evaluation contains a selection of resources that projects can adopt or use to inform their own project paperwork.

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1905818718

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Family origin histories

The whaling indians: West Coast legends and stories — Part 11 of the Sapir-Thomas Nootka texts

By: Edward Sapir,Morris Swadesh,Alexander Thomas,John Thomas

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Family origin histories

The whaling indians: West Coast legends and stories — Part 11 of the Sapir-Thomas Nootka texts

By: Edward Sapir,Morris Swadesh,Alexander Thomas,John Thomas

Nuu-chah-nulth “family histories” are actually tribal histories since their idea of family encompasses the tribe. Eighteen such histories are presented here, chronicling the origins and resources of a number of tribal families. In lieu of written records, these oral traditions stood as Nuu-chah-nulth history and were recited formally in public on ceremonial occasions. Several accounts give long lists of foods. Others describe the acquisition of important technological advances, such as a salmon trap. Half of the texts are short, focusing on a particular item like a mask or a house decoration. One text lists hundreds of Nuu-chah-nulth place names given mythically by Swan Women to the Port Alberni region, which was previously Salish in population and language. Generally, these histories explain how the world came to be and set forth family claims to material and spiritual resources. Each account belonged to the family, which had the exclusive right to tell it publicly. Summary outlines are provided in the introduction.

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University of Ottawa Press

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1772823090

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Art and the State

The Visual Arts in Comparative Perspective

By: V. Alexander,M. Rueschemeyer

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Art and the State

The Visual Arts in Comparative Perspective

By: V. Alexander,M. Rueschemeyer

This book examines the impact of states and their policies on visual art. States shape the role of art and artists in society, influence the development of audiences, support artistic work, and even affect the very nature of artistic production. The book contrasts developments in the United States with art policies in Britain and in the social democratic states of Norway and Sweden. In addition, it analyzes revealing transitions - the changes brought about in East Germany after unification and the experiences of artists who left the Soviet Union for the west. The result is a significant contribution to the sociology and the political economy of art.

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Springer

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0230507921

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Revival: Modern Music and Musicians (1906)

By: Richard Alexander Streatfield

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Revival: Modern Music and Musicians (1906)

By: Richard Alexander Streatfield

A plethora of biographical accounts of some of the contemporary composers and musicians at the turn of the twentieth century.

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1351338404

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Revival: The Business of Insurance (1904)

By: Alexander Johnstone Wilson

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Revival: The Business of Insurance (1904)

By: Alexander Johnstone Wilson

This little book is in no sense intended to be of use to insurance experts. It is written by an outsider mainly for the ignorant, for the multitude who either wish to insure their lives, or to whom the insurance agent is for ever coming with his proposals, his promises and blandishments. My doctrine is that every man ought to insure his life the moment he arrives at a period or position when his responsibility extends over the lives of others. If this duty were regarded as an imperative one by the community at large, there would be little or no necessity for the elaborate machinery required by our life offices to induce people to invest in life or other insurance policies; but as long as apathy prevails, such agencies must be maintained and a ceaseless activity displayed by the offices in tempting investors to enter into policy contracts.

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1351341596

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Book's by Alexander Hosie

Manchuria

Manchuria

Three Years in Western China

Three Years in Western China

The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. II

The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. II

Mason’s Forensic Medicine and the Law

Mason’s Forensic Medicine and the Law

Scottish Missions to China

Scottish Missions to China

Mentoring Schemes for Young People

Mentoring Schemes for Young People

Family origin histories

Family origin histories

Art and the State

Art and the State

Revival: Modern Music and Musicians (1906)

Revival: Modern Music and Musicians (1906)

Revival: The Business of Insurance (1904)

Revival: The Business of Insurance (1904)

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