Unfabling the East : The Enlightenment's Encounter with Asia /

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During the long eighteenth century, Europe's travelers, scholars, and intellectuals looked to Asia in a spirit of puzzlement, irony, and openness. In this panoramic and colorful book, Jürgen Osterhammel tells the story of the European Enlightenment's nuanced encounter with the great civil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Osterhammel, Jürgen (Author)
Other Authors: Savage, Robert (Robert Ian) (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Alemán
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Travel.
Public opinion, European.
Public opinion.
International relations.
Civilization > Public opinion.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Opinion publique > Europe.
Public opinion > Europe.
Europe.
Asia.
Europe > Relations > Asie.
Asie > Relations > Europe.
Asie > Descriptions et voyages.
Asie > Civilisation > Opinion publique.
Europe > Relations > Asia.
Asia > Relations > Europe.
Asia > Description and travel.
Asia > Civilization > Public opinion.
Asia > Foreign public opinion, European.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:During the long eighteenth century, Europe's travelers, scholars, and intellectuals looked to Asia in a spirit of puzzlement, irony, and openness. In this panoramic and colorful book, Jürgen Osterhammel tells the story of the European Enlightenment's nuanced encounter with the great civilizations of the East, from the Ottoman Empire and India to China and Japan.
Physical Description:1 online resource (696 pages).
ISBN:9781400889471

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