Project Gutenberg 2008-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 87 La Motte, Ellen N. (Ellen Newbold) 1873 1961 Motte, Ellen N. la (Ellen Newbold) La Motte, Ellen Newbold Peking Dust Produced by David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "Peking Dust" by Ellen N. La Motte is a collection of travel essays written in the early 20th century. The book recounts the author's experiences and observations during her travels in China, particularly focusing on the political and social climate of the time. La Motte's writing presents a candid and insightful perspective on the complexities of Chinese society as it navigates the challenges posed by foreign powers. At the start of the collection, La Motte introduces her journey with a humorous note about the misconceptions many in the West have regarding China. She highlights the contrasts in the literature written about China, categorizing them into superficial travelogues and dense academic works. The narrative then shifts to her arrival in Peking, detailing her initial impressions of the majestic but chaotic city. The author describes her engagement with local conversations about the influence of foreign powers in China, shedding light on the concept of "spheres of influence" and setting the stage for her exploration of the intricate dynamics of international relations in a rapidly changing China. This opening portion establishes a tone that is both observational and critical, inviting readers to reflect on the realities of colonialism and the human experiences within them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en China -- Social life and customs World War, 1914-1918 -- China DS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 306148 306056 2024-09-11T08:26:41.764856 2023-09-11T11:31:58.127905 text/html text/html 306740 2021-01-03T22:40:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 775266 2021-01-03T22:40:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 788160 2024-09-11T08:26:47.208850 application/epub+zip 789497 2024-09-11T08:26:42.878874 application/epub+zip 159775 2024-09-11T08:26:42.250867 application/epub+zip 961593 2024-09-11T08:26:50.498839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 941964 2024-09-11T08:26:46.562838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232677 2022-09-12T08:19:38.336684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269792 269591 2024-09-11T08:26:41.178860 2023-09-11T11:31:57.524896 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 269643 2021-01-03T22:40:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 104097 2021-01-03T22:40:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 269634 2021-01-03T22:40:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104044 2021-01-03T22:40:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20361 2024-09-11T08:26:50.639807 application/rdf+xml 19920 2024-09-11T08:26:42.337870 image/jpeg 3542 2024-09-11T08:26:42.295856 image/jpeg 778157 2024-09-11T08:26:41.827882 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia