Henry Lansdell was one of the great travellers of the Victorian age. Unlike many explorers of the time, Lansdell was open to different cultures and his travels yielded detailed accounts that were free from the racial and religious prejudices typical of the period. Chinese Central Asia recounts Lansdell's 9,000-mile journey across the Tian Shan Mountains and into Western China, and describes the peoples he encountered, their history and religion, crafts and customs, modes of dress, natural history, trade and medicine.
The two-volume set provides the first account in the English language of Chinese Turkestan, contains an extensive bibliography of more than 750 books and includes a new introduction by Irina Kantarbaeva-Bill.
By:
Henry Lansdell
Introduction by:
Irina Kantarbaeva-Bill
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1.900kg
ISBN: 9781784538101
ISBN 10: 1784538108
Pages: 1040
Publication Date: 31 October 2019
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Mixed media product
Publisher's Status: Active
Volume 1 Introduction, Irina Kantarbaeva-Bill Preface Introduction 1. From London to Moscow 2. From Moscow to the Caspian 3. From the Caspian to Merv 4. From Merv to Oxus 5. Bokhara 6. Samarkand 7. Tashkend 8. From Tashkend to Issik-Kul 9. From Issik-Kul to Vierny 10. Vierny after an Earthquake 11. From Vierny to the Chinese Frontier 12. Manchuria, Mongolia, Sungaria 13. Chinese Official Preliminaries 14. Preparations at Kuldja 15. From Kuldja to the Pass of Chapchal 16. The Tekes Valley 17. Up the Muz-Tag Mountains 18. Over the Muz-Davan or Ice Pass 19. Down the Muzart Valley 20. From Muzart-Kurgan to Aksu 21. Chinese Turkistan 22. Our Stay at Aksu 23. The Sources of our Knowledge of Chinese Central Asia 24. From Aksu to Maralbashi 25. The Inhabitants of Chinese Turkistan 26. From Maralbashi to Kashgar 27. Our Stay at Kashgar Appendix: Chronology of Chinese Central Asia Volume 2 28. The Pamirs and Regions Adjoining 29. On Sundries Zoological 30. From Kashgar to Yengi Hissar 31. The History of Chinese Turkistan 32. From Yengi Hissar to Yarkand 33. Buddhism and Other Early Religions in Chinese Turkistan 34. Our Stay in Yarkand 35. Early Christianity in Chinese Central Asia 36. From Yarkand to Karghalik 37. From Karghalik to Khotan 38.The Kingdom of Khotan 39. Our Stay in Khotan 40. Muhammadanism and the Present religious Condition of Chinese Turkistan 41. From Khotan to Kilian 42. Some Remarks on the Political Condition of Chinese Turkistan 43. From Kilian to Shahidula 44. Concerning Great Tibet 45. Our Knowledge of, and Relations with, Tibet 46. A Journey in Little Tibet 47. A Missionary View of Chinese Turkistan 48. Plans Concerning Lassa 49. The Journey Homewards 50. A Successful Failure Index
Henry Lansdell (1841-1919) was an explorer, missionary, geographer and philanthropist. He travelled extensively throughout his life and his expeditions in areas of China, Russia and Central Asia led to his election to the Royal Asiatic Society, the Royal Geographical Society and the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Irina Kantarbaeva-Bill is a research fellow at the University of Toulouse-Jean Jaures, France. Her research focuses on British and Russian imperial history and travel writing in the Victorian period. Her publications include Entre imaginaire et reel : les voyageurs britanniques en Asie centrale au XIXe siecle (2019).
