Böcker av Arthur H. Smith

"La Vie des Paysans Chinois" est un ouvrage écrit par Arthur H. Smith. Publié en 1883, ce livre offre un regard détaillé sur la vie quotidienne des paysans en Chine à la fin du XIXe siècle. Arthur H. Smith, missionnaire américain et sinologue, apporte une perspective occidentale sur les coutumes, les traditions, et les conditions de vie des populations rurales chinoises.L'auteur explore divers aspects de la vie paysanne, notamment l'organisation sociale, les pratiques agricoles, les croyances religieuses, et d'autres aspects culturels. L'¿uvre vise à fournir une compréhension approfondie de la réalité chinoise de l'époque et à sensibiliser les lecteurs occidentaux aux modes de vie différents de ceux auxquels ils sont habitués.En résumé, "La Vie des Paysans Chinois" est une étude ethnographique qui offre un aperçu fascinant de la vie dans les campagnes chinoises au XIXe siècle, contribuant ainsi à la connaissance occidentale de la Chine de cette époque.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Chinese Characteristics is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1894.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Arthur Smith was one of the top Sinologists of the late 19th century and early 20th century, and Chinese Characteristics is the book which best synthesizes his opinions on Chinese culture and society. He spent more than 50 years in China as a missionary and his opinions range from insightful and profound to inappropriate and ridiculous, but even the sections of the book that today seem to reflect Western cultural arrogance are entertaining and enlightening in terms of the Western mindset towards China at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries.