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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Main Author:	Osterhammel, Jürgen (Author)
Other Authors:	Savage, Robert (Translator)
Resource Type:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, New Jersey Princeton University Press [2018]
Subjects:	Public opinion > Europe. Asia > Foreign public opinion, European. Asia > Civilization > Public opinion. Asia > Description and travel. Asia > Relations > Europe. Europe > Relations > Asia.