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China in European encyclopaedias, 1700-1850 /
This book shows how knowledge about China became part of European general knowledge. It examines English, French, and German encyclopaedias published between 1700 and 1850 and explores the use and presentation of information on China in works of general knowledge. The first chapters explore the orig...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2011.
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| Colección: | European expansion and indigenous response ;
v. 9. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book shows how knowledge about China became part of European general knowledge. It examines English, French, and German encyclopaedias published between 1700 and 1850 and explores the use and presentation of information on China in works of general knowledge. The first chapters explore the origins of early European perceptions of China until 1850, the development of European encyclopaedias, and the sources used for entries on China. The second major part of the book examines the ways in which encyclopaedias presented information on things Chinese (geography, government, economy, history. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 402 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-396) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004206984 9004206981 |
| ISSN: | 1873-8974 ; |