East Asian History. Number 34. December 2007. George Ernest Morrison Lectures 1932-1941.

Black and white photographic illustrations, 170pp, paperback, a very good copy. This issue reprints the Morrison lectures that were delivered between 1932 and 1941, with the exception of S.H. Robert's 8th lecture delivered in 1939 which could not be located. These lectures illuminate the nature of the relationship between Australia and China in the period before the Pacific War and the Communist victory. Articles include:The Early Days of the Morrison Lecture; The Objects of the Foundation of the Lectureship, and a Review of Dr Morrison's Life in China; Eastern Thought, with more Particular Reference to Confucius; The History and Development of Chinese Art; The New Culture Movement in China; Reminiscences of George E. Morrison, and Chinese Abroad; China To-day: With Special Reference to Higher Education; The Impact of Western Industrialisation on China; The Gifts of the Old China to the New; West China as seen through the Eyes of a Westerner; and The Min Sheng: a Study in Chinese Democracy.…