The problem of China

Bertrand Russell

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Sujets

• China
• Foreign relations
• Civilization

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 5
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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THE ANALYSIS OF MIND
INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL
PHILOSOPHY
OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXTERNAL
WORLD
PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION
TO FREEDOMROADS
THEORY AND PRACTICE OF BOLSHEVISMTHE
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CONTENTS
CnAPTKR PAOK
I. QUESTIONS 9
II. CHINA BEFORE THE NINETEENTH 21CENTURY .
ITT. CHINA AND THE WESTERN POWERS ... 48
IV. MODERN CHINA 635^
80V. JAPAN BEFORE THE RESTORATION . . .%
3 VI. MODERN JAPAN 97
1914 117VII. JAPAN AND CinNA BEFORE . . .
VIII. JAPAN AND CHINA DURING THE WAR . .130
149IX. THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE....3
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THE^. X. PRESENT FORCES AND TENDENCIES IN
159FAR EAST
CON-XI. CHINESE AND WESTERN CIVILIZATION
185'TRASTED
THE CHINESE CHARACTER 199XII.^Q
.214Xni. HIGHER EDUCATION IN CHINA . . .g
XIV. INDUSTRIALISM IN CHINA 226
240-XV. THE OUTLOOK FOR CHINA
APPENDIX 253
256INDEX
7—
The Riiler of the Southern Ocean was ShCi (Heed-
less), the Ruler of the Northern Ocean was H<i
(Sudden), and the Ruler of the Centre was Chaos.
Sh<i and Hu were continually meeting in the land of
Chaos, who treated thena very well. They consulted
together how they might repay his kindness, and
said, "Men all have seven orifices for the purpose of
seeing, hearing, eating, and breathing, while this
poor Ruler alone has not one. Let us try and make
them for him." Accordingly they dug one orifice
in him every day and at the end of seven days;
Chaos died. [ChiMng Tze, Legge's translation.]