Intimate China: The Chinese as I Have Seen Them (Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia) - Softcover

Little, Alicia E. Neva

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108014275 ISBN 13: 9781108014274

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Part memoir, part travelogue, part crusade, Intimate China details the exploits of Alicia Little (Mrs Archibald Little), who first arrived in China as a new bride in 1887. Little was already a prolific writer before her marriage, and this narrative is both compelling and refreshingly frank. Published in 1899, her account of life in late nineteenth-century China is arranged eclectically, with chapters on 'Superstitions', 'Current coin in China' and 'Hindrances and annoyances' interlaced with descriptions of trips to Tibet and up the Yangtze. The latter third of the book is devoted entirely to politics. Fuelled with a determination to represent the Chinese 'as I have seen them', Little spares no details, supplying descriptions of the complications arising from foot-binding, a practice she found abhorrent and against which she actively campaigned. Extending to over six hundred pages and lavishly illustrated with maps and photographs, this is an extraordinary book.

About this title

Book Description:

Comprehensive and fascinating, this 1899 memoir of life in China is written with masterful detail. Determined to produce an accurate portrait of the country, Little describes everything from city life, Chinese morals, and the position of women to politics and foot binding, supplementing her work with a multitude of illustrations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1108014275
• ISBN 13: 9781108014274
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 636