Unfabling the East the Enlightment's encounter with Asia
During the long eighteenth century, Europe's travelers, scholars, and intellectuals looked to Asia in a spirit of puzzlement, irony, and openness. In this panoramic and colorful book, Jürgen Osterhammel tells the story of the European Enlightenment's nuanced encounter with the great civili...
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Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton University Press
[2018]
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