1910s ANTIQUE History BOOK The Awakening of China W.A.P Martin POLITICAL SCIENCE

Description: The Awakening of China by William Alexander Parsons Martin (W.A.P. Martin). Doubleday, Page & Company, New York, 1910. Hardcover. Green cloth with embossed dragon. The Awakening of China is a book written by William Alexander Parsons Martin for English-speaking audiences to understand more about China, including its history, culture, and government structure. Excerpt from the Introduction: “The present work will trace their history as they emerge, like a rivulet, from the highlands of central Asia and, increasing in volume, flow, like a stately river, toward the eastern ocean. Revolutions many and startling are to be recorded: some, like that in the epoch of the Great Wall, which stamped the impress of unity upon the entire people; others, like the Manchu conquest of 1644, by which, in whole or in part, they were brought under the swayof a foreign dynasty. Finally, contemporary history will be treated at some length, as its importance demands; and the transformation now going on in the Empire will be faithfully depicted in its relations to Western in-Aluences in the fields of religion, commerce and arms. As no people can be understood or properly studied apart from their environment, a bird's-eye view of the country is given.” William Alexander Parsons was born on April 10, 1827, in Indiana, the son of an evangelical Presbyterian pastor. He attended Indiana University at Bloomington in 1843. In 1845, having learned of missionary work in China through reports from missionaries, Martin decided to go to China as a missionary. He entered New Albany Theological Seminary in preparation for ordination as a Presbyterian minister. In Ningbo, China, Martin learned Chinese and was engaged in preaching, teaching in the church schools, and writing or translating a variety of books and pamphlets. In the church, he lectured on Christian apologetics. These lectures were later published in 1854 as T’ien-tao su-yuan (Evidences of Christianity). Martin opened a school for boys in 1864. The school taught geography, mathematics, science, and Chinese classics and offered Sunday lectures on Christianity. During this period he joined the team of missionaries translating the Bible into Mandarin. Martin worked mostly on John’s Gospel. He also translated Henry Wheaton’s Elements of International Law. Martin died of pneumonia in Beijing in December 1916. He was the oldest foreigner in China, with the greatest number of years (sixty-six) of continuous service. (Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity). CONTENTS: PREFACE INTRODUCTION PART I THE EMPIRE IN OUTLINE China Proper A Journey Through the Provinces Kwangtung and Kwangsi Fukien Chehkiang Kiangsu Shantung Chihli Honan The River Provinces-Hupeh, Hunan, Anhwei, Kiangsi Provinces of the Upper Yang-tse Szechuen, Kwei-chau, Yunnan Northwestern Provinces-Shansi, Shensi, Kansuh Outlying Territories--Manchuria, Mongolia, Turkestan, Tibet PART II HISTORY IN OUTLINE, FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY Origin of the Chinese The Mythical Period The Three Dynasties House of Chou The Sages of China The Warring States House of Ts'in House of Han The Three Kingdoms The Tang Dynasty The Sung Dynasty The Yuen Dynasty The Ming Dynasty The Ta Ts'ing Dynasty PART III CHINA IN TRANSFORMATION The Opening of China, a Drama in Five Acts-God in History - Prologue Act 1-The Opium War (Note on the Tai ping Rebellion) Act 2-The “Arrow" War Ac 3-War with France Act 4-War with Japan Act 5-The Boxer War The Russo-Japanese War . Reform in China Viceroy Chang Anti-foreign Agitation The Manchus, the Normans of China APPENDIX The Agency of Missionaries in the Diffusion of Secular Knowledge in China Unmentioned Reforms A New Opium War INDEX CONDITION: This Book is in very good condition. Tight binding, clean text. The cover, however, is scuffed. Pages have turned yellow from age. Foxing to paper commensurate with age. There are stains on pages 4, 5, 68, 69, 218, and 219. The name of the original owner is written on the pastedown at the front of the book. Please see pictures. THE PICTURES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. PLEASE REVIEW THEM FOR A BETTER IDEA OF CONDITION.

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