Letters from a Chinese official;: Being an Eastern view of Western civilization

by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson

published anonymously

77 pages, Paperback

First published September 27, 1901

About the author

Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson, was an English historian and political activist. He led most of his life at Cambridge, where he did a dissertation on neoplatonism before becoming a fellow. He was closely tied with the Bloomsbury Group.

A noted pacifist, Dickinson protested Britain's involvement in World War I. His essay on the Covenant from the Treaty of Versailles (The Future of the Covenant, London: League of Nations Union, 1920) helped shape public opinion towards the League of Nations.

Reviews

[Naomi · Rating 4 out of 5]

An academic and critical read that, though I disagreed with much of it, I found extremely challenging and intriguing.