The West and China Since 1500

2003. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-1-4039-0280-1
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 233 Seiten, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 217 mm, Gewicht: 316 g

The West and China Since 1500 surveys Western relations with and attitudes towards China since sustained contact and desirable trading began with the great alternative culture in the sixteenth century. The experiences of traders, diplomats and missionaries are surveyed and illustrated by frequent quotations from contemporary sources. In addition the book explores the flow of cultural influences in both directions, and changes in Western opinion about China from admired model, to disdained 'land of the eternal standstill', to feared resurgent power. Finally, the author examines current issues in dispute such as Taiwan and human rights.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gregory, J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Introduction A Wide World Apart, with Differing Views of Heaven and Earth Coming Together, Rather Slowly and On China's Terms (1500-1800) Closer Encounters, on the West's Terms (1800-1900) Hither and Thither, In Search of Comfortable Common Ground (1900-2001) Conclusion: Peering Ahead, Uncertainly Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

JOHN S. GREGORY retired from the Department of History at Latrobe University, Australia in 1985. In retirement he has lectured to many universities on the Third Age which prompted him to write this book. His previous publications deal with Western reactions to the Taiping movement in China, and Church-State relations in Australia.