{"product_id":"china-opened-or-a-display-of-the-topography-history-customs-manners-arts-manufactures-commerce-literature-religion-jurisprudence-etc-of-the-chinese-empire-paperback-9781108079433","title":"China Opened; Or, a Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, Literature, Religion, Jurisprudence, etc. of the Chinese Empire (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108079433","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChina Opened\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOr, a Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, Literature, Religion, Jurisprudence, etc. of the Chinese Empire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1838 two-volume work brought a wealth of information on Chinese geography, history, culture and government to a Western readership.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKarl Friedrich August Gützlaff (Author), Andrew Reed (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108079433, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 March 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e534 pages, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRemarkable yet controversial, the Prussian-born Protestant missionary Karl Friedrich August Gützlaff (1803–51) sought to spread Christianity in the Far East. A gifted linguist, he sailed to Siam and worked on translating the Bible into Thai. The British missionary Robert Morrison had fired his interest in China, and Gützlaff later focused his evangelising efforts there, learning several dialects and distributing translated literature. Furthermore, he served as an interpreter for the East India Company. Also reissued in this series are his Journal of Three Voyages along the Coast of China (1834) and A Sketch of Chinese History (1834). Edited down into two substantial volumes by the Congregational minister Andrew Reed (1787–1862), the present work was published in 1838. It aimed to generate support for the missionary cause by giving Anglophone readers deeper insight into an unfamiliar civilisation. Volume 1 addresses geography and topography, before moving onto history, language and culture.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAdvertisement\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introductory remarks\u003cbr\u003e 2. General observations on the geography of the Chinese empire\u003cbr\u003e 3. General view of China proper\u003cbr\u003e 4. Natural productions\u003cbr\u003e 5. Topography of China proper\u003cbr\u003e 6. Topography of Mantchouria\u003cbr\u003e 7. Topography of Mongolia\u003cbr\u003e 8. Government of Ele\u003cbr\u003e 9. Tiber\u003cbr\u003e 10. General view of the Chinese\u003cbr\u003e 11. Chinese history\u003cbr\u003e 12. Language and literature\u003cbr\u003e 13. Manners, customs, and institutions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913284935960,"sku":"9781108079433","price":38.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108079433i.jpg?v=1696751726","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/china-opened-or-a-display-of-the-topography-history-customs-manners-arts-manufactures-commerce-literature-religion-jurisprudence-etc-of-the-chinese-empire-paperback-9781108079433","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}