Ruan Yuan, 1764-1849 : the life and work of a major scholar-official in nineteenth-century China before the Opium War /
"This book explores the life and work of Ruan Yuan (1764-1849), a scholar-official of renown in mid-Qing China prior to the Opium War, before traditional institutions and values became altered by incursions from the West. His distinction as an official, scholar, and patron of learning has been...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English Chinese |
| Imprint: | Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press ; London : Eurospan [distributor], 2006. |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |