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Basing on her Ph.D. disertation: China in transition: the role of Wu Ting-fang (1842-1922), q.v ; Includes bibliographical references and index ; Wu Tingfang (1842-1922) was a contemporary of Li Hongzhang, Yuan Shikai, Hei and Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen), all of whom were involved in China's attempt at reform and modernization in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During his time, Wu was a prominent political figure, participating actively in public service and political activities in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Guangzhou. This book is a biography of Wu, and sheds considerable light on a crucial period in Chinese history ; published_or_final_version ; Preface pvii ; Acknowledgements pviii ; Introduction p1 ; Conclusion p287 ; Glossary p295 ; Bibliography p297 ; Index p313 ; Ch.1 The Colonial Matrix 1842-1877 p7 ; Ch.2 Hong Kong Barrister 1877-1882 p41 ; Ch.3 With Li Hongzhang 1882-1896 p72 ; Ch.4 Promise and Disappointment in America 1897-1902 p103 ; Ch.5 Wu Tingfang and the New Nationalism 1902-1905 p137 ; Ch.6 Towards a New Era 1905-1911 p171 ; Ch.7 Wu Tingfang and the 1911 Revolution p193 ; Ch.8 Elder Statesman 1912-1922 p231

"Published under the auspices of the Airpower Research Institute, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama." ; Bibliography: p. 85-87. ; Mode of access: Internet.

(Thesis) Thesis - University of Florida. ; (Bibliography) Bibliography: leaves 222-229. ; Manuscript copy. ; Vita. ; (Statement of Responsibility) by Thomas C. Marks, Jr.

At head of title: Émile Mayer (Lieutenant-colonel E. Manceau) ; Mode of access: Internet.

This is a letter to Drew Wagnon from John Newlove, dated October 13, 1964. In this letter, John Newlove includes the poem, "Black Night Window" and discusses current political events.

England revisited.--Geneva and London.--Marie Antoinette.--A lost art.--The double-crested cormorant.--Edmund Burke.--Thomass Hardy's Wessex.--Musical memories.--Katherine Mansfield.--Redolent of the soil.--Maude Royden.--Birds in literature.--Gardens and Beverley Nichols.--The bogey of annexation.--Lord Macaulay.--The poet laureate.--Somewhere beyond.--The insect world.--Booksellers and readers.--Statesmen and politicians.--For book-lovers.--Audrey Alexandra Brown.--Christmas thoughts. ; Mode of access: Internet.

English edition published under title: The American nation. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"El 15 de novimbre [!] de 1924, empezaba a publicar en ʻLa Nación' la serie de ocho artículos que siguen, bajo el mismo título general adoptado para este libro." - Prefacio. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"Reprinted . from the Journal of political economy, vol. XXXIII, nos. 5 and 6, October and December 1925". ; Thesis note on label mounted on cover and vita on insdie back cover. ; Vita. ; Caption title: The statistical law of demand as illustrated by the demand for sugar. ; Thesis (PH. D.)--Columbia University, 1925. ; Mode of access: Internet.