Four Years in Upper Burma

Winston, W.R.

Verlag: London C.H. Kelly 1892 First Edition, 1892

Beschreibung

xii,266,11 pages ads. Octavo. Original brown cloth with gilt title on spine. Gilt illustration on front board. Top edge dust soiled. Original coated yellow endpapers. Folding coloured map. 21 illustrations from photos. Corners a bit bumped and worn otherwise a clean tight copy with only a bit of foxing on the first few leaves. The sole edition of of an account of an attempt to establish a mission at Mandalay, Burma in 1887. The author researches the people and beliefs of the region, the British influence in the Shan States, the history of th Upper Burma, and, more specifically, the consumption of intoxicants by the populace, namely liquor and opium, and the need for temperance reform. An interesting primary source, covers a journey to Mandalay in 1887, the people of, pacification of Upper Burma, British influence in the Shan States, five years of British rule. Intoxicants in Burma-the liquor & opium questions, the frontier mountain races of Burma. Religious institutions & usages, home life, true ideal missionary & false missionary idea. Early experiences in the Burma mission, seeking the lost, jungle journey, home for the Lepers at Mandalay.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 145285

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Four Years in Upper Burma
• Verlag: London C.H. Kelly 1892 First Edition
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1892
• Einband: Hardcover
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Burma SE Asia
  • Asian Travel