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245 10 a| Scottish Mandarinh| [electronic resource] :b| the life and times of Sir Reginald Johnston /c| Shiona Airlie.;

260 a| Hong Kong :b| Hong Kong University Press,;

300 a| xix, 294 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

490 1 a| Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| "The predictable path (1874-1898) -- China beckons (1898-1903) -- The district officer (1904-1906) -- Lessons learned (1906-1907) -- Sacred sites (1907-1909) -- The daily gring (1910-1912) -- Unsettled times (1912-1914) -- The lowest point (1915-1918) -- The forbidden city (1919-1920) -- Mandarin of the first rank (1920-1923) -- The end of a dream (1924-1926) -- Commissioner of Weihai (1927-1930) -- Professor Johnston (1930-1935) -- The final fling (1935-1938).;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Colonial administrator, writer, explorer, Buddhist, and friend to China's last emperor, Sir Reginald Johnston (1874-1938) was a distinguished sinologist with a tangled love life that he kept secret even from his closest friends. Born and educated in Edinburgh, he began his career in the colony of Hong Kong and eventually became Commissioner of the remote British leased territory of Weihaiwei in northern China. He travelled widely and, during a break from colonial service, served as tutor and advisor to Puyi, the deposed emperor. As the only foreigner allowed to work in the Forbidden City, he wrote the classic account of the last days of the Qing Dynasty -- Twilight in the Forbidden City. Granted unique access to Johnston's extensive personal papers, once thought to be lost, Shiona Airlie tells the life of a complex and sensitive character whose career made a deep impression on 20th-century China."--Publisher's website.;

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Scottish Mandarin the life and times of Sir Reginald Johnston / Shiona Airlie.

Author/creator	Airlie, Shiona, 1953-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press,
Description	xix, 294 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from UPCC Books History 2012 Subject Collection
Subjects	Johnston, Reginald Fleming, Sir, 1874-1938. Sinologists--Biography. Scots--China. --Biography. China--Politics and government. --1912-1949.

Series	Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series. ^A1128757
Contents	"The predictable path (1874-1898) -- China beckons (1898-1903) -- The district officer (1904-1906) -- Lessons learned (1906-1907) -- Sacred sites (1907-1909) -- The daily gring (1910-1912) -- Unsettled times (1912-1914) -- The lowest point (1915-1918) -- The forbidden city (1919-1920) -- Mandarin of the first rank (1920-1923) -- The end of a dream (1924-1926) -- Commissioner of Weihai (1927-1930) -- Professor Johnston (1930-1935) -- The final fling (1935-1938).
Abstract	"Colonial administrator, writer, explorer, Buddhist, and friend to China's last emperor, Sir Reginald Johnston (1874-1938) was a distinguished sinologist with a tangled love life that he kept secret even from his closest friends. Born and educated in Edinburgh, he began his career in the colony of Hong Kong and eventually became Commissioner of the remote British leased territory of Weihaiwei in northern China. He travelled widely and, during a break from colonial service, served as tutor and advisor to Puyi, the deposed emperor. As the only foreigner allowed to work in the Forbidden City, he wrote the classic account of the last days of the Qing Dynasty -- Twilight in the Forbidden City. Granted unique access to Johnston's extensive personal papers, once thought to be lost, Shiona Airlie tells the life of a complex and sensitive character whose career made a deep impression on 20th-century China."--Publisher's website.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2013383415
ISBN	9789888139569 (hbk.)
ISBN	9888139568 (hbk.)

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