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Reading and Seeing Ethnic Differences in the Enlightenment: From China to Africa
Birgit Tautz
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Description for Reading and Seeing Ethnic Differences in the Enlightenment: From China to Africa
Hardcover. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
This book investigates the contested ways in which eighteenth-century German philosophers, scientists, poets, and dramatists perceived and represented China and Africa from 1680 to 1830. Tautz demonstrates in compelling ways that reading China allowed for the integration of cultural difference into Enlightenment universalism, whereas seeing Africa exposed irreducible differences that undermined any claims of universality. By working through the case of eighteenth-century Germany and Europe, the book adds an important cross-cultural and historical dimension to questions relevant to our world today.
This book investigates the contested ways in which eighteenth-century German philosophers, scientists, poets, and dramatists perceived and represented China and Africa from 1680 to 1830. Tautz demonstrates in compelling ways that reading China allowed for the integration of cultural difference into Enlightenment universalism, whereas seeing Africa exposed irreducible differences that undermined any claims of universality. By working through the case of eighteenth-century Germany and Europe, the book adds an important cross-cultural and historical dimension to questions relevant to our world today.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403976413
SKU
V9781403976413
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About Birgit Tautz
BIRGIT TAUTZ is Assistant Professor of German at Bowdoin College, USA.
Reviews for Reading and Seeing Ethnic Differences in the Enlightenment: From China to Africa
"This is a groundbreaking study in the field of eighteenth century and post-colonial studies. In style and content, Reading and Seeing reveals sophisticated and innovative scholarship, and is rich in scope. Tautz analyzes how key intellectuals and writers of German (1670-1830) were instrumental in mapping modern ethnic differences in a variety of genres and texts such as philosophy, drama, popular ... Read more