The Problem of China

by Bertrand Russell

Overview

This study of the history of China, its social forces and tendencies, and the character of its people, was originally published in 1922, following the author's return from a year as Professor of Philosophy at the University of Beijing. Although much has happened in the intervening years, the book is still of great value and interest for all concerned with an understanding of China and her future among the major nations. It contains much significant historical analysis still relevant today, as well as some extraordinarily far-sighted observations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781636373324
Publisher:	Bibliotech Press
Publication date:	11/11/2022
Pages:	174
Sales rank:	861,251
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970) is regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century and a celebrated writer and commentator on social and political affairs.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Routledce Classics Edition ix

Preface xix

1 Questions 1

2 China before the nineteenth century 10

3 China and the Western powers 32

4 Modern China 44

5 Japan before the restoration 62

6 Modern Japan 71

7 Japan and China before 1914 88

8 Japan and China during the War 99

9 The Washington Conference 114

10 Present forces and tendencies in the Far East 123

11 Chinese and Western civilization contrasted 143

12 The Chinese character 154

13 Higher Education in China 165

14 Industrialism in China 175

15 The outlook for China 187

Appendix 197

Postscript 200

Index 205