Henry Lansdell was one of the great travellers of the Victorian age. Unlike many explorers of the time, Lansdell was open to different cultures and his travels yielded detailed accounts that were free from the racial and religious prejudices typical of the period. Chinese Central Asia recounts Lansdell's 9,000-mile journey across the Tian Shan Mountains and into Western China, and describes the peoples he encountered, their history and religion, crafts and customs, modes of dress, natural history, trade and medicine. The two-volume set provides the first account in the English language of Chinese Turkestan, contains an extensive bibliography of more than 750 books and includes a new introduction by Irina Kantarbaeva-Bill.

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Utgivningsdatum:2020-01-23
Höjd:164 x 240 x 70 mm
Vikt:1 940 g
Språk:Engelska
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
EAN:9781784538101

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Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Historisk geografi inom Historia och arkeologi
Asiens historia inom Historia och arkeologi

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Henry Lansdell (1841-1919) was an explorer, missionary, geographer and philanthropist. He travelled extensively throughout his life and his expeditions in areas of China, Russia and Central Asia led to his election to the Royal Asiatic Society, the Royal Geographical Society and the British Association for the Advancement of Science.Irina Kantarbaeva-Bill is a research fellow at the University of Toulouse-Jean Jaures, France. Her research focuses on British and Russian imperial history and travel writing in the Victorian period. Her publications include Entre imaginaire et réel : les voyageurs britanniques en Asie centrale au XIXe siècle (2019).

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Volume 1Introduction, Irina Kantarbaeva-BillPrefaceIntroduction1. From London to Moscow2. From Moscow to the Caspian3. From the Caspian to Merv4. From Merv to Oxus5. Bokhara6. Samarkand7. Tashkend8. From Tashkend to Issik-Kul9. From Issik-Kul to Vierny10. Vierny after an Earthquake11. From Vierny to the Chinese Frontier12. Manchuria, Mongolia, Sungaria13. Chinese Official Preliminaries14. Preparations at Kuldja15. From Kuldja to the Pass of Chapchal16. The Tekes Valley17. Up the Muz-Tag Mountains18. Over the Muz-Davan or Ice Pass19. Down the Muzart Valley20. From Muzart-Kurgan to Aksu21. Chinese Turkistan22. Our Stay at Aksu23. The Sources of our Knowledge of Chinese Central Asia24. From Aksu to Maralbashi25. The Inhabitants of Chinese Turkistan26. From Maralbashi to Kashgar27. Our Stay at KashgarAppendix: Chronology of Chinese Central AsiaVolume 228. The Pamirs and Regions Adjoining29. On Sundries Zoological30. From Kashgar to Yengi Hissar31. The History of Chinese Turkistan32. From Yengi Hissar to Yarkand33. Buddhism and Other Early Religions in Chinese Turkistan34. Our Stay in Yarkand35. Early Christianity in Chinese Central Asia36. From Yarkand to Karghalik 37. From Karghalik to Khotan38.The Kingdom of Khotan39. Our Stay in Khotan40. Muhammadanism and the Present religious Condition of Chinese Turkistan41. From Khotan to Kilian42. Some Remarks on the Political Condition of Chinese Turkistan43. From Kilian to Shahidula44. Concerning Great Tibet45. Our Knowledge of, and Relations with, Tibet46. A Journey in Little Tibet47. A Missionary View of Chinese Turkistan48. Plans Concerning Lassa49. The Journey Homewards50. A Successful FailureIndex