Illustrated Gazetteer of the Maritime Countries (Vol. 40)
海國圖志(40)
Chinese
1844
81 pages
First Complete Translation
Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.
The 'Haiguo Tuzhi' (Illustrated Gazetteer of the Maritime Kingdoms) is a massive multi-volume work (ranging from 50 to 100 volumes in different editions) that has never been translated into English in its entirety. While core strategic essays, prefaces, and significant excerpts have been translated in major academic sourcebooks and scholarly studies, no complete translation of the full text exists.
Related translations found:
Sources of Chinese Tradition (Vol. 2), trans. Wm. Theodore de Bary and Richard Lufrano (2001) [excerpts] source
Wei Yuan and China's Rediscovery of the Maritime World, trans. Jane Kate Leonard (1984) [partial] source
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Step into the strategic war room of the Qing Dynasty as Wei Yuan crafts the definitive blueprint for modern Chinese survival: 'learning the superior techniques of the barbarians to control them.' Discover how China attempted to navigate the Opium War by exploiting Western biological needs, manipulating European rivalries, and decoding the mystery of a 22-year-old Queen Victoria.
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