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

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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Osterhammel, Jürgen (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Savage, Robert (Robert Ian) (Traducteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Alemán
Publié: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (696 pages).
ISBN:9781400889471