"An unparalleled window into this crucial encounter between multiple worlds." —Joanna Waley-Cohen, Julius Silver Professor of History, New York University "A highly accessible introduction to the history of the Jesuits in China. Hsia offers a clear and concise overview of the key figures in this crucial episode of intercultural encounter: the first intellectual and cultural meeting of Europeans and ... Read moreChinese. . . . In addition to providing a broad vision of the European and Asian contexts for Ricci’s work in the introductory essay, Hsia gives a valuable selection of documents from both Chinese and Western sources in translation . . . [including] items that genuinely demonstrate the two sides of this cultural exchange." —Liam Matthew Brockey, Professor of History, Michigan State University Show Less