The Chinese and Their Rebellions: Viewed in Connection with Their National Philosophy, Ethics, Legislation, and Administration. To which is Added, an Essay on Civilization and Its Present State in the East and West. By Thomas Taylor MeadowsSmith, Elder & Company, 1856 - 656 pages |
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