The Chinese and their Rebellions: Viewed in Connection with their National Philosophy, Ethics, Legislation, and Administration

Thomas Taylor Meadows

doi:10.1017/CBO9781316146606

Inspired by the lectures in Munich of the German orientalist Karl Friedrich Neumann, Thomas Taylor Meadows (1815–68) devoted himself to the study of Chinese in 1841, with the aim of entering British service. He arrived in China early in 1843 and rose quickly to the post of consular interpreter at the key treaty port of Canton (Guangzhou), where he remained for several years. His Desultory Notes on the Government and People of China, and on the Chinese Language (1847) is also reissued in this series. The present work, first published in 1856, is an expansive treatment of matters relating to 'the present Chinese rebellion', namely the Taiping Rebellion (1850–64). Meadows discusses the ongoing conflict within its historical and cultural context, offering also observations and recommendations on Anglo-Chinese relations. He closes with a lengthy disquisition on the nature and state of 'civilization' in the East and West.

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Frontmatter
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THE CHINESE AND THEIR REBELLIONS, VIEWED IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR NATIONAL PHILOSOPHY, ETHICS, LEGISLATION, AND ADMINISTRATION
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PREFACE
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Contents
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ERRATA
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CHAPTER I - POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY AND ADMINISTRATIVE MACHINERY
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CHAPTER II - THEORY AND PRACTICAL WORKING OF THE NORMAL CHINESE AUTOCRACY
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CHAPTER III - ACCESSION, ABNORMAL POLICY, AND WEAKNESS OF THE MANCHOO DYNASTY
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CHAPTER IV - RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE CHINESE PEOPLE, CAUSES OF ITS UNITY AND GENERAL HOMOGENEITY, AND OF CERTAIN PECULIARITIES IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN CHINESE
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CHAPTER V - M. HUC'S OPINIONS OF THE CHINESE
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CHAPTER VI - HUNG SEW TSEUEN, THE ORIGINATOR OF THE REBELLION, HIS EARLY BIOGRAPHY AND HIS ADOPTION OF CHRISTIANITY
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CHAPTER VII - HUNG SEW TSEUEN'S ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW SECT OF CHRISTIANS IN KWANG SE, AND CAUSES OF HIS SUCCESS
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CHAPTER VIII - ORIGIN OF THE GROSSER FANATICISMS OF THE NEW SECT OF CHRISTIANS
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CHAPTER IX - RETROSPECTIVE ACCOUNT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MANCHOO POWER IN CHINA
pp 106-111
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CHAPTER X - FORMATION OF CHINESE POLITICAL SOCIETIES AGAINST THE MANCHOO DOMINATION, AND ORIGIN OF CHINESE INSURRECTIONS AND REBELLIONS GENERALLY
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CHAPTER XI - CONVERSATIONS OF THE OLD EMPEROR TAOU KWANG WITH A HIGH MANDARIN RESPECTING BRITISH PROJECTS AND THE STATE OF SOUTHERN CHINA
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CHAPTER XII - MEASURES OF THE IMPERIAL AUTHORITIES AGAINST THE KWANG SE CHRISTIANS; AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF THESE INTO RELIGIOUS POLITICAL REBELS
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CHAPTER XIII - MILITARY AND POLITICAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE TAE PING REBELS FROM THEIR FIRST RISING TILL AFTER THEIR OCCUPATION OF NANKING
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CHAPTER XIV - MILITARY HISTORY OF THE TAE PINGS, AFTER THE OCCUPATION OF NANKING, UP TO THE PRESENT TIME
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CHAPTER XV - STATE OF THE SEA-BOARD POPULATION AT THE MOUTH OF THE GREAT RIVER, ON THE APPROACH OF THE TAE PINGS
pp 191-212
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CHAPTER XVI - EXCURSION ON THE GRAND CANAL TO OBTAIN INFORMATION RESPECTING THE REBELS
pp 213-250
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CHAPTER XVII - INTERCOURSE OF THE TAE PINGS WITH WESTERN FOREIGNERS
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CHAPTER XVIII - NOTICE OF THE PHILOSOPHY, MORALITY, AND POLITY OF THE CHINESE, AND OF THE RELIGION OF THE GOVERNING CLASS
pp 326-409
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CHAPTER XIX - CHRISTIANITY AND PROSPECTS OF THE TAE PINGS
pp 410-463
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CHAPTER XX - THE BEST POLICY OF WESTERN STATES TOWARDS CHINA
pp 464-492
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CIVILIZATION, &c
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CHAPTER I - DEFINITION OF CIVILIZATION
pp 493-520
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CHAPTER II - RELIGION, SCIENCE, AND ART
pp 521-570
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