Studies in the Social History of China and South-East Asia: Essays in Memory of Victor Purcell

by Owen Lattimore, W.E. Cheong, Joseph Needham, et al.

Book Overview

Victor Purcell died in 1965 shortly after retiring from his teaching post in Cambridge. This 1970 memorial volume is a tribute to the wide range of his interests by friends, colleagues and former pupils. It aims primarily to acknowledge his work as a scholar. The subject-matter might be described in general terms as insurrection, immigration and trade in China and South-east Asia. Interest is concentrated on the Chinese people (whom he so much admired),...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521133742
• ISBN13: 9780521133746
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"