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Nonfiction · 1911

The Civilization of China

Herbert Allen Giles

Reading time
about 3.5 h
Length
51,198 words · 186 pages
Structure
12 chapters · 2 front-matter sections
Language
English
Era
Victorian

The Civilization of China, first published in 1911, has been pulled into the Bibliomancer archive: the complete text, carefully cleaned and typeset, free to read online. Its editorial introduction is still being prepared.

Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter I — The Feudal Age
  3. Chapter II — Law and Government
  4. Chapter III — Religion and Superstition
  5. Chapter IV — A.D. 220–1200
  6. Chapter V — Women and Children
  7. Chapter VI — Literature and Education
  8. Chapter VII — Philosophy and Sport
  9. Chapter VIII — Recreation
  10. Chapter IX — The Mongols, 1260–1368
  11. Chapter X — Mings and Ch’ings, 1368–1911
  12. Chapter XI — Chinese and Foreigners
  13. Chapter XII — The Outlook
  14. Bibliography

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