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1 online resource (331 pages) |
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Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series |
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Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
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| Contents |
Foreword; Acknowledgements; Notes on Chinese Names; List of Illustrations; Chapter One: The Predictable Path (1874-1898); Chapter 2: China Beckons (1898-1903); Chapter 3: The District Officer (1904-1906); Chapter 4: Lessons Learned (1906-1907); Chapter 5: Sacred Sites (1907-1909); Chapter 6: The Daily Grind (1910-1912); Chapter 7: Unsettled Times (1912-1914); Chapter 8: The Lowest Point (1915-1918); Chapter 9: The Forbidden City (1919-1920); Chapter 10: Mandarin of the First Rank (1920-1923); Chapter 11: The End of a Dream (1924-1926); Chapter 12: Commissioner of Weihai (1927-1930) |
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Chapter 13: Professor Johnston (1930-1935)Chapter 14: The Final Fling (1935-1938); Notes; Bibliography; Index; Figures |
| Summary |
Colonial administrator, writer, explorer, Buddhist, and friend to China?s last emperor, Sir Reginald Johnston (1874?1938) was a distinguished sinologist with a tangled love and family life that he kept secret even from his closest friends. Born and educated in Edinburgh, he began his career in the colony of Hong Kong and eventually became Commissioner of the remote British leased territory of Weihai in northern China. He travelled widely and, during a break from colonial service, served as tutor and advisor to Puyi, the deposed emperor. As the only foreigner allowed to work in the Forbidden Ci |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Johnston, Reginald Fleming, Sir, 1874-1938 -- Travel -- China
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Johnston, Reginald Fleming, Sir, 1874-1938
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Johnston, Reginald Fleming, Sir, 1874-1938 fast |
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Forbidden City (Beijing, China)
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Forbidden City (Beijing, China) fast |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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Travel
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China -- History -- Republic, 1912-1949.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024107
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China -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024006
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China
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Electronic books
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collective biographies.
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789882205895 |
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9882205895 |
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9789882208919 |
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9882208916 |
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