Abbreviations

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Prologue & Acknowledgements VII
4. Abbreviations XV
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. 2. Historical milieu 21
7. 3. Houqua in his Chinese circles 61
8. 4. Houqua with his foreign friends and acquaintances 129
9. 5. Résumé 237
10. 6. Epilogue: How open was China? 277
11. Bibliography 283
12. Index 299