The great encounter of China and the West, 1500-1800 / D.E. Mungello.
For the Chinese, the drive toward growing political and economic power is part of an ongoing effort to restore China's past greatness and remove the lingering memories of history's humiliations. This widely praised book explores the 1500-1800 period before China's decline, when the co...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, MD :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
2009.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Series: | Critical issues in history.
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| Summary: | For the Chinese, the drive toward growing political and economic power is part of an ongoing effort to restore China's past greatness and remove the lingering memories of history's humiliations. This widely praised book explores the 1500-1800 period before China's decline, when the country was viewed as a leading world culture and power. D.E. Mungello argues that this earlier era, ironically, may contain more relevance for today than the more recent past. This fully revised fourth edition retains the clear and concise quality of its predecessors, while drawing on a wealth of. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780742557994 0742557995 9780742557970 0742557979 9780742557987 0742557987 |