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Nonfiction · 1914

America, Through the Spectacles of an Oriental Diplomat

Wu Tingfang

Reading time
about 4 h
Length
57,430 words · 112 pages
Structure
18 chapters · 3 front-matter sections
Language
English
Era
Victorian

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Contents

  1. Note
  2. Introduction
  3. Preface
  4. Chapter 2 — American Prosperity
  5. Chapter 3 — American Government
  6. Chapter 4 — America and China
  7. Article I
  8. Article II
  9. Chapter 5 — American Education
  10. Chapter 6 — American Business Methods
  11. Chapter 7 — American Freedom and Equality
  12. Chapter 8 — American Manners
  13. Chapter 9 — American Women
  14. Chapter 10 — American Costumes
  15. Chapter 11 — American versus Chinese Civilization
  16. Chapter 12 — American versus Chinese Civilization (Continued)
  17. Chapter 13 — Dinners, Banquets, Etc
  18. Chapter 14 — Theaters
  19. Chapter 15 — Opera and Musical Entertainments
  20. Chapter 16 — Conjuring and Circuses
  21. Chapter 17 — Sports

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Wu Tingfang

1842–1922 · Victorian

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