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The Great Encounter of China and the West, 1500–1800
D. E. Mungello
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Paperback. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
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. Europe, by contrast, was in the early stages of emerging from provincial to international status while the United States was still an uncharted wilderness. D. E. Mungello argues that this earlier era, ironically, may contain more relevance for today than the more recent past. This fully revised ... Read more
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. Europe, by contrast, was in the early stages of emerging from provincial to international status while the United States was still an uncharted wilderness. D. E. Mungello argues that this earlier era, ironically, may contain more relevance for today than the more recent past. This fully revised ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
190
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Critical Issues in World and International History
Condition
New
Weight
280 g
Number of Pages
190
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442219762
SKU
V9781442219762
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About D. E. Mungello
D. E. Mungello is professor of history at Baylor University.
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