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A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]

Chapter 44: Transcriber's Notes
By Wolfram Eberhard
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The text offers a chronological survey of Chinese development from prehistoric cultures and archaeological evidence through successive dynastic eras, treating political, social, economic, and cultural change. It combines material archaeology with political narrative to trace state formation, the transition from feudal structures to centralized bureaucracy, military and frontier strategies, regional divisions and population movements. Attention is given to economic patterns, class and institutional evolution, and dominant intellectual currents such as Confucian and Daoist thought, while chapters also examine literature, art, and administrative practices that shaped continuity and change across periods.

Transcriber's Notes

Most typos/misspellings were left as in the original text. In some obvious cases they are noted here. There are cases of American and UK English. There are cases of unusual hyphenation. There are more than one spelling of Chinese proper nouns. There are cases, like Marxism, which are not capitalized. There are cases of double words, like 'had had'. These are correctly used.

Additionally, the author has spelled the following words inconsistently. Those have not been changed, but are listed here:

  • Northwestern
  • Southwards
  • Programme
  • re-introduced
  • practise
  • Lotos
  • Ju-Chên
  • cooperate
  • life-time
  • man-power
  • favor
  • advise

Page 25. (conceived as a kind of celestrial court) This should be celestial court.

Page 25. (the middle of the second millenium B.C.). Normally 'millenium' is spelled 'millennium', with a double n.

Page 26. (they re-settled the captured). Normally 're-settled' is spelled without a hyphen.

Page 80. ("Collected Statues of the Manchu Dynasty") This is likely a typo for "Collected Statutes of the Manchu Dynasty".

Page 197. (allowed to enter the state examina) This may be a typo for state examinations.

Page 209. (accounted for 25 per cent cent) I removed the duplicate cent.

Page 255. ("The Peony Pavillion") Pavillion/Pavilion is spelled with one 'l' in other places thoughout this work.

Page 264. (Ling's church Taosim.) This may be Taoism, but I left as was printed.

Page 275. (could allevitate the pressure) Alleviate was probably meant.

Page 278. (particulary in regard) Typo for particularly.

Page 323. Equipped is spelled equiped.

Pages 335 and 336. The spelling of J. G. Andersoon/Andersson is not consistent. Johan Gunnar Andersson appears to be associated with studies of China.

Page 342. The name W. Eichhorn is apparently misspelled here as Eichhron.

Page 337. (and when it florished,) Typo for flourished.

Index and page 60. Machiavellism/Machiavellian is spelled with 2 'c's here. Machiavelism is also more common as Machiavellianism.