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- catalog abstract ""This book traces Western exploration in and trade with China to the present day. It follows such highlights as exploration by the Russian Nikolay Przhevalsky; the travels of nineteenth-century women explorers; American Roy Chapman's discovery of the first fossilized dinosaur eggs; and the competition between two American explorers to be the first to capture a live panda. Also included is a chronology of Chinese history."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "History of exploration and trade, ancient times through the present".
- catalog contributor b12754302.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""This book traces Western exploration in and trade with China to the present day. It follows such highlights as exploration by the Russian Nikolay Przhevalsky; the travels of nineteenth-century women explorers; American Roy Chapman's discovery of the first fossilized dinosaur eggs; and the competition between two American explorers to be the first to capture a live panda. Also included is a chronology of Chinese history."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-221) and index.".
- catalog description "Some basic facts about China -- Those who came by three Silk Roads -- China's first contacts with the West -- The legacy of Marco Polo -- Jesuits in China -- Prized goods from China -- Early Western exploration in Tibet and Yunnan -- Aftermath of the Opium War -- Americans and the China trade -- Role of missionaries in exploration, trade, and culture in China -- Przhevalsky : the man and the horse -- Distaff explorers -- The last imperialist -- Cities buried in sand -- Rocks and culture -- An American dinosaur hunter -- The giant panda argument -- The communist revolution -- The New Zealander who won the hearts of the Chinese -- Rapid growth of China's economy -- Illusion and reality.".
- catalog extent "vi, 226 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Westerners in China.".
- catalog identifier "0786414049 (softcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Westerners in China.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Co. Publishers,".
- catalog relation "Westerners in China.".
- catalog spatial "China".
- catalog subject "303.48/25104 21".
- catalog subject "Americans China History.".
- catalog subject "DS731.E82 S76 2003".
- catalog subject "Europeans China History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Some basic facts about China -- Those who came by three Silk Roads -- China's first contacts with the West -- The legacy of Marco Polo -- Jesuits in China -- Prized goods from China -- Early Western exploration in Tibet and Yunnan -- Aftermath of the Opium War -- Americans and the China trade -- Role of missionaries in exploration, trade, and culture in China -- Przhevalsky : the man and the horse -- Distaff explorers -- The last imperialist -- Cities buried in sand -- Rocks and culture -- An American dinosaur hunter -- The giant panda argument -- The communist revolution -- The New Zealander who won the hearts of the Chinese -- Rapid growth of China's economy -- Illusion and reality.".
- catalog title "History of exploration and trade, ancient times through the present".
- catalog title "Westerners in China : a history of exploration and trade, ancient times through the present / by Foster Stockwell.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".