Download or read book Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period, 1644-1912 (2 vols) written by Arthur W. Hummel and published by Global Oriental. This book was released on 2010-10-29 with total page 1125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.