The Origin of the Chinese: An Attempt to Trace the Connection of the Chinese With the Western Nations in Their Religion, Superstitions, Arts, Language, and Traditions (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Chalmers, John

9780484270151: The Origin of the Chinese: An Attempt to Trace the Connection of the Chinese With the Western Nations in Their Religion, Superstitions, Arts, Language, and Traditions (Classic Reprint)

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If ethnology does not distinctly point to the deri vation of all nations from one, it is in part owing to the imperfection of ancient records, and to the spirit of rivalry and pride which led each separate race to imagine for itself. An independent origin, but also in[2.

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