Present-day impressions of the Far East and prominent & progressive Chinese at home and abroad : the history, people, commerce, industries, and resources of China, Hongkong, Indo-China, Malaya, Netherlands India

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Present-day impressions of the Far East and prominent & progressive Chinese at home and abroad : the history, people, commerce, industries, and resources of China, Hongkong, Indo-China, Malaya, Netherlands India

[editor-in-chief, W. Feldwick]

Edition Synapse, 2012

Reprint ed

  • : [set]
  • v. 1
  • v. 2
  • v. 3

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Vol. 1. General introduction & China -- v. 2. Hongkong, Indo-China & Malaya -- v. 3. Netherlands India & index

"Managing director, W.H. Morton-Cameron"--Original t.p

Reprint. Originally published: London : Globe Encyclopedia, 1917

Includes bibliographical references (p. 1203) and index

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This is a facsimile reprint of the 1917 edition published in London with over 2,000 photographs. It is a major visual work of reference which explains the modernization of Far Eastern countries. --The entries include China, Macao, Hongkong, Indo-China, Malaya, Singapore, Netherlands India, Java, Batavia and major modernized cities in the region. --The wide-ranging thematic articles cover subjects including: history, culture, education, religion, ethnicity, medicine, law, politics, military, diplomacy, economics, finance, industry, mining, agriculture, forestry, publishing, transport, and labour. --Includes rare and important photographs (some to be found only in this publication) of early twentieth-century streets and buildings in the pre-War period. --Business data and various statistics are quoted from official sources of information, and the detailed descriptive texts are contributed by distinguished scholars. --An indispensable tool for any academic and educational institution with collections on the history of East Asia.

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