Encountering China: Early Modern European Responses

Encountering China addresses the responses of early modern travelers to China who, awed by the wealth and sophistication of the society they encountered, attempted primarily to build bridges, to explore similarities, and to emulate the Chinese, though they were also critical of some local traditions and practices.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611484383
• ISBN13: 9781611484380
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Bucknell University Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: All ages
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher