Siam in the Twentieth Century: Being the Experiences and Impressions of a British OfficialE. Arnold, 1902 - 332 pàgines |
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... Western influences . It is a land of varied interests and one which may well appeal to the antiquarian or artist , or to the student of politics and society . Yet but few travellers find their way thither , and the Europeans to be met ...
... Western influences . It is a land of varied interests and one which may well appeal to the antiquarian or artist , or to the student of politics and society . Yet but few travellers find their way thither , and the Europeans to be met ...
Pàgina 2
... Western garb , and adver- tisements on a European and even American scale did not meet the eye at every turn ? No amount of books or reading can take us back those forty years . But here in Siam , a country no doubt of less varied ...
... Western garb , and adver- tisements on a European and even American scale did not meet the eye at every turn ? No amount of books or reading can take us back those forty years . But here in Siam , a country no doubt of less varied ...
Pàgina 3
... Western civilisation , to see old landmarks gradually disappearing and new ones taking their place , and to speculate on what course the current will take in coming years . For Asia , it must be remembered , has its claim equally with ...
... Western civilisation , to see old landmarks gradually disappearing and new ones taking their place , and to speculate on what course the current will take in coming years . For Asia , it must be remembered , has its claim equally with ...
Pàgina 15
... Western nations . Siam would seem to have been following an almost precisely similar course . She too has apparently seen the need of remodelling her administration and institutions on Western patterns , and of taking into her counsels ...
... Western nations . Siam would seem to have been following an almost precisely similar course . She too has apparently seen the need of remodelling her administration and institutions on Western patterns , and of taking into her counsels ...
Pàgina 16
... Western civilisation ? Without going so far as to assert positively that no tropical nation can , we shall be guilty of no over - statement in saying that the burden of proof lies on those who affirm the possibility . Time alone can ...
... Western civilisation ? Without going so far as to assert positively that no tropical nation can , we shall be guilty of no over - statement in saying that the burden of proof lies on those who affirm the possibility . Time alone can ...
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Siam in the Twentieth Century: Being the Experiences and Impressions of a ... John Gordon Drummond Campbell Visualització completa - 1904 |
Siam in the Twentieth Century: Being the Experiences and Impressions of a ... John Gordon Drummond Campbell Visualització completa - 1904 |
Siam in the Twentieth Century: Being the Experiences and Impressions of a ... John Gordon Drummond Campbell Visualització completa - 1902 |
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Pàgina 224 - Soles occidere et redire possunt: nobis cum semel occidit brevis lux, nox est perpetua una dormienda.
Pàgina 18 - Nelson, and the Naval Supremacy of England. By W. CLARK RUSSELL, author of "The Wreck of the Grosvenor,
Pàgina 22 - Thornton. A SPORTING TOUR THROUGH THE NORTHERN PARTS OF ENGLAND AND GREAT PART OF THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND. By Colonel T. THORNTON, of Thornville Royal, in Yorkshire. With the Original Illustrations by GARRARD, and other Illustrations and Coloured Plates by GE LODGE. 'Sportsmen of all descriptions will gladly welcome the sumptuous new edition issued by Mr. Edward Arnold of Colonel T. Thornton's Sporting Tour...
Pàgina 280 - The day will come, and perhaps is not far distant, when the European observer will look round to see the globe girdled with a continuous zone of the black and yellow races...
Pàgina 12 - Shakesperean Wars. I. Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist. By Thomas R. Lounsbury, LL.D., LHD, Professor of English.
Pàgina 282 - Twenty millions or more of Boxers, armed, drilled, and disciplined, and animated by patriotic — if mistaken — motives will make residence in China impossible for foreigners ; will take -back from foreigners everything foreigners have taken from China ; will pay off old grudges with interest ; and will carry the Chinese flag and Chinese arms into many a place that even fancy will not suggest to-day, thus preparing for future upheavals and disasters never even dreamed of. In fifty years...
Pàgina 281 - South America, by that time predominantly Indian, and it may be African nations of the Congo and the Zambesi, under a dominant caste of foreign rulers, are represented by fleets in the European seas, invited to international conferences, and welcomed as allies in the quarrels of the civilized world.
Pàgina 88 - Cochin-China fashion, for his pleasure at sea and rivers of Siam ; and caused several articles of gold and silver, being vessels and various wares and weapons, to be made up by the Siamese and Malayan goldsmiths, for employ and dress for himself and his family, by his direction and skilful contrivance and ability.
Pàgina 211 - ... take no thought for the morrow, for the morrow will take thought for the things of itself, by which they so largely live.
Pàgina 12 - Studies in Evolution. Being mainly Reprints of Occasional Papers selected from the Publications of the Laboratory of Invertebrate Paleontology, Peabody Museum. By CHARLES EMERSON BEECHER, Ph.D., Professor of Historical Geology.