The Project Gutenberg eBook of Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Herbert Allen Giles
Title: Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Herbert Allen Giles
Author: Herbert Allen Giles
Editor: David Widger
Release date: April 17, 2019 [eBook #59299]
Most recently updated: February 25, 2021
Language: English
Credits: Produced by David Widger
INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG
WORKS OF
HERBERT ALLEN
GILES
Compiled by David Widger
CONTENTS
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TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES
THE CIVILIZATION OF CHINA
By Herbert A. Giles
Professor of Chinese in the University of Cambridge,
And sometime
H.B.M. Consul at Ningpo
CONTENTS
| PREFACE | |
| THE CIVILIZATION OF CHINA | |
| CHAPTER I | THE FEUDAL AGE |
| CHAPTER II | LAW AND GOVERNMENT |
| CHAPTER III | RELIGION AND SUPERSTITION |
| CHAPTER IV | A.D. 220-1200 |
| CHAPTER V | WOMEN AND CHILDREN |
| CHAPTER VI | LITERATURE AND EDUCATION |
| CHAPTER VII | PHILOSOPHY AND SPORT |
| CHAPTER VIII | RECREATION |
| CHAPTER IX | THE MONGOLS, 1260-1368 |
| CHAPTER X | MINGS AND CH'INGS, 1368-1911 |
| CHAPTER XI | CHINESE AND FOREIGNERS |
| CHAPTER XII | THE OUTLOOK |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
CHINESE SKETCHES
by Herbert A. Giles
CONTENTS
CHINA AND THE MANCHUS
By Herbert A. Giles, M.A., LL.D.
Professor of Chinese in the University of Cambridge,
and sometime
H.B.M. Consul at Ningpo
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | The Nü-chêns and Kitans | 1 |
| II. | The Fall of the Mings | 14 |
| III. | Shun Chih | 28 |
| IV. | Kʽang Hsi | 40 |
| V. | Yung Chêng and Chʽien Lung | 52 |
| VI. | Chia Chʽing | 61 |
| VII. | Tao Kuang | 69 |
| VIII. | Hsien Fêng | 81 |
| IX. | Tʽung Chih | 98 |
| X. | Kuang Hsü | 106 |
| XI. | Hsüan Tʽung | 121 |
| XII. | Sun Yat-sen | 129 |
| List of Works Consulted | 141 | |
| Index | 142 | |
ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAP
| A Nü-chên Tartar (14th Century) | Frontispiece |
| A Kitan Tartar (14th Century) | facing page 2 |
| Sketch Map of the Far East | at end |
RELIGIONS OF ANCIENT CHINA
By Herbert A. Giles
CONTENTS
| RELIGIONS OF ANCIENT CHINA | |
| CHAPTER I | THE ANCIENT FAITH |
| CHAPTER II | CONFUCIANISM |
| CHAPTER III | TAOISM |
| CHAPTER IV | MATERIALISM |
| CHAPTER V | BUDDHISM AND OTHER RELIGIONS |
| CHRONOLOGICAL SYLLABUS | |
| SELECTED WORKS BEARING ON THE RELIGIONS OF CHINA |
CHINA AND THE CHINESE
By Herbert Allen Giles
CONTENTS
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LECTURE
I THE CHINESE LANGUAGE Its Importance-Its Difficulty-The Colloquial-Dialects-"Mandarin"-Absence of Grammar-Illustrations-Pidgin-English-Scarcity of Vocables-The Tones-Coupled Words-The Written Language-The Indicators-Picture Characters-Pictures of Ideas-The Phonetics-Some Faulty Analyses ... 3 LECTURE IIA CHINESE LIBRARY The Cambridge (Eng.) Library-(A) The Confucian Canon-(B) Dynastic History-The "Historical Record"-The "Mirror of History"-Biography-Encyclopædias-How arranged-Collections of Reprints-The Imperial Statutes-The Penal Code-(C) Geography-Topography-An Old Volume-Account of Strange Nations-(D) Poetry-Novels-Romance of the Three Kingdoms-Plays-(E) Dictionaries-The Concordance-Its Arrangement-Imperial Catalogue-Senior Classics ... 37 LECTURE IIIDEMOCRATIC CHINA The Emperor-Provincial Government-Circuits-Prefectures-Magistracies-Headboroughs-The People-The Magistrate-Other Provincial Officials-The Prefect-The Intendant of Circuit (Tao-t'ai)-Viceroy and Governor-Taxation-Mencius on "the People"-Personal Liberty-New Imposts-Combination-Illustrations ... 73 LECTURE IVCHINA AND ANCIENT GREECE Relative Values of Chinese and Greek in Mental and Moral Training-Lord Granville-Wên T'ien-hsiang-Han Yü-An Emperor-A Land of Opposites-Coincidences between Chinese and Greek Civilisations-The Question of Greek Influence-Greek Words in Chinese-Coincidences in Chinese and Western Literature-Students of Chinese wanted ... 107 LECTURE VTAOISM Religions in China-What is Tao?-Lao Tzu-The Tao Tê Ching-Its Claims-The Philosophy of Lao Tzu--Developed by Chuang Tzu-His View of Tao-A Taoist Poet-Symptoms of Decay-The Elixir of Life-Alchemy-The Black Art-Struggle between Buddhism and Taoism-They borrow from One Another-The Corruption of Tao-Its Last State ... 141 LECTURE VISOME CHINESE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS Origin of the Queue-Social Life-An Eyeglass-Street Etiquette-Guest and Host-The Position of Women-Infanticide-Training and Education of Women-The Wife's Status-Ancestral Worship-Widows-Foot-binding-Henpecked Husbands-The Chinaman a Mystery-Customs vary with Places-Dog's Flesh-Substitutes at Executions-Doctors-Conclusion ... 175 INDEX |