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China Through European Eyes
800 Years of Cultural and Intellectual Encounter
Book • 2022
This book provides a reader's perspective on how Europeans have viewed China over the last 800 years, featuring annotated excerpts from thinkers like Marco Polo, Matteo Ricci, Voltaire, Marx, Weber, Russell, and others.
It traces oscillations between idealization, demonization, exoticism, and inspiration, highlighting continuities and evolutions in Western attitudes amid shifting power dynamics.
The collection enables comparison across eras and underscores the deep historical roots of contemporary European perceptions of China.
It traces oscillations between idealization, demonization, exoticism, and inspiration, highlighting continuities and evolutions in Western attitudes amid shifting power dynamics.
The collection enables comparison across eras and underscores the deep historical roots of contemporary European perceptions of China.
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