New York 1910, Doubleday. Green cloth, blind stamped covers, 328p., index, 4 appendices. . * Excellent study by the President of the Chinese Imperial Un- iversity. He outlines the major cities, rivers, provinces & historical periods, wars with foreign powers and comments on the contemporary period. A reliable source, with many titles on China to his credit. . *** The author of this book, William A.P. Martin [1827-1916], an American missionary and famous scholar of the American Presbyterian Church. Martin served as a professor, President of Peking University and the predecessor of Peking University for nearly twenty-five years. . * .

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Bookseller: Rare Oriental Book Company, ABAA, ILAB - AN ART AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 85166804
Title: THE AWAKENING OF CHINA.
Author: MARTIN, W.A.P
Book Condition: Used -
Binding: Hardcover
Keywords: China: Social Science, Eclectic, All Subjects & Disciplines [no Art];

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