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- Scottish Mandarin: The Life and Times of Sir Reginald Johnston
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
- Series: Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies
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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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgements
- pp. xi-xiv
- Notes on Chinese Names
- pp. xv-xvi
- List of Illustrations
- pp. xvii-xx
- Chapter 2: China Beckons (1898–1903)
- pp. 19-34
- Chapter 5: Sacred Sites (1907–1909)
- pp. 71-90
- Chapter 6: The Daily Grind (1910–1912)
- pp. 91-106
- Chapter 7: Unsettled Times (1912–1914)
- pp. 107-124
- Chapter 8: The Lowest Point (1915–1918)
- pp. 125-144
- Chapter 9: The Forbidden City (1919–1920)
- pp. 145-170
- Chapter 11: The End of a Dream (1924–1926)
- pp. 180-208
- Chapter 13: Professor Johnston (1930–1935)
- pp. 225-236
- Chapter 14: The Final Fling (1935–1938)
- pp. 237-248
- Bibliography
- pp. 273-280
Additional Information
ISBN
9789882208919
Related ISBN(s)
9789888139569
MARC Record
OCLC
818851618
Pages
344
Launched on MUSE
2012-11-02
Language
English
Open Access
No