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The Back Blocks of China: The story of an epic journey through southwest China in 1900. With a new Preface by Graham Earnshaw

The Back Blocks of China: The story of an epic journey through southwest China in 1900. With a new Preface by Graham Earnshaw - Paperback

by Logan Jack
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Availability:In StockContributor:Logan Jack, Graham EarnshawTheme:Cultural Region/ChinesePublish date:11/22/2021Pages:310
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Earnshaw Books Ltd.ISBN-13:9789888769025ISBN-10:9888769022UPC:9789888769025Book Category:History, Travel, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Asia, MemoirsBook Topic:China, EastSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.77 inchesWeight:0.327Product ID:SCAKJBXYH8

Logan Jack, an Australian geologist with a keen eye for cultural detail, was stuck. He was in western China in 1900 and the Boxer Rebellion was ripping the country apart, with foreigners like himself being targeted for death. He fled from Sichuan Province and headed southwest to Burma through territory never before traversed by Europeans, and his account of the journey, including descriptions of local tribes and cultures clearly feeling pressure from expanding Chinese authority, is unique and engaging with huge historical value. Jack tells the story of his two-month trek with great flair and an eye for humor, and this memoir is one of the best examples of early 20th Century travel writing.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Earnshaw Books Ltd.ISBN-13:9789888769025ISBN-10:9888769022UPC:9789888769025Book Category:History, Travel, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Asia, MemoirsBook Topic:China, EastSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.77 inchesWeight:0.327Product ID:SCAKJBXYH8
Jack, Logan: - Robert Logan Jack was a geologist born in Scotland in 1845 and a long-time resident of Australia, where he undertook extensive exploration and surveying for the governments of Queensland and Western Australia. He led an expedition to western China in 1900 and was forced by the eruption of the Boxer Rebellion to escape via Burma. The Back Blocks of China, published in 1904, is an account of that journey.Earnshaw, Graham: - Graham Earnshaw is a writer and publisher who has long lived in the China world. He has written and published a number of books, including On Your Own in China (1984), Tales of Old Shanghai (2008) and an account of his continuing walk across China, The Great Walk of China (2010). His translation of the Jin Yong kung fu novel The Book and The Sword was published by Oxford University Press in 2004.
Publisher: Earnshaw Books Ltd.

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