Unfabling the East : the enlightenment's encounter with Asia
Jürgen Osterhammel (Author), Robert Savage (Translator)
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 civilizations of the East, from the Ottoman Empire and India to China and Japan
eBook, English, 2018
Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 2018