基本説明
２０世紀初頭に英米で刊行されたヴィジュアル版アジア百科の復刻版。新世紀に入り国際政治や商業・貿易だけでなく、ビジネスの投資先としても重要度が増していた中国及びその周辺東アジア諸国に関する、当時最新の情報を網羅し多数の写真や図表とともに収録。同出版社による『図説百科 近代日本とその植民地 - Present-Day Impressions of Japan』(Edition Synapse社より復刻版が2008年に刊行 ISBN978-4-86166-094-8）と合わせ、２つの百科事典で当時最大の東アジア情報源となるよう企画され、1917年にロンドンとシカゴで刊行。
Full Description
This is a facsimile reprint of the 1917 edition published in London with over 2,000 photographs. It is a major visual work of reference which explains the modernization of Far Eastern countries.
--The entries include China, Macao, Hongkong, Indo-China, Malaya, Singapore, Netherlands India, Java, Batavia and major modernized cities in the region.
--The wide-ranging thematic articles cover subjects including: history, culture, education, religion, ethnicity, medicine, law, politics, military, diplomacy, economics, finance, industry, mining, agriculture, forestry, publishing, transport, and labour.
--Includes rare and important photographs (some to be found only in this publication) of early twentieth-century streets and buildings in the pre-War period.
--Business data and various statistics are quoted from official sources of information, and the detailed descriptive texts are contributed by distinguished scholars.
--An indispensable tool for any academic and educational institution with collections on the history of East Asia.
Contents
3 Volumes that cover China, Macao, Hongkong, Indo-China, Malaya, Singapore, Netherlands India, Java, Batavia and major modernized cities in the region; wide-ranging thematic articles cover subjects including: history, culture, education, religion, ethnicity, medicine, law, politics, military, diplomacy, economics, finance, industry, mining, agriculture, forestry, publishing, transport, and labour.
