Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period, 1644-1912 (2 Vols) (Global Oriental Classic Reprints) (English and Chinese Edition)

Contributors include: K. Biggerstaff, H. Dubs, J.K. Fairbank, Fang Chao-ying, L.C.Goodrich, Hu Shih, T.Numata, E. Swisher, Teng Ssu-yu, C.M. Wilbur, H. Wilhelm. Hummel's biographical dictionary remains the single indispensable reference tool for Chinese history since 1644. It was first published in 1943–44. ‘The best history of China of the last 300 years'– Hu Shih. Hummel s biographical dictionary remains the single indispensable reference tool for Chinese history since 1644. It was first published in 1943 44. The best history of China of the last 300 years Hu Shih.