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Foreign Devils and Philosophers : Cultural Encounters between the Chinese, the Dutch, and Other Europeans, 1590-1800 /
What was the cultural impact of early meetings between Chinese and Europeans? This book explores visual, literary, and scholarly representations of the Celestial Empire and Western countries against the backdrop of actual encounters. Based on rare Chinese and, correspondingly, European (especially D...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
BRILL,
2020.
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| Colección: | East and West ;
6. Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2020. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | What was the cultural impact of early meetings between Chinese and Europeans? This book explores visual, literary, and scholarly representations of the Celestial Empire and Western countries against the backdrop of actual encounters. Based on rare Chinese and, correspondingly, European (especially Dutch) sources and archival documents, the volume covers a range of cultural expressions from the applied arts to philosophy. Special attention goes to the ideals and realities of trade and diplomacy of the Dutch East India Company in China. Foreign Devils and Philosophers approaches global history from a cultural perspective and illuminates the reciprocal dynamic of aversion and admiration: Chinese and Westerners could appear as sages or savages in each other's eyes. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 900441892X 9789004418882 9004418881 9789004418929 |