A taste for China : English subjectivity and the prehistory of Orientalism /

"Challenging existing narratives of the relationship between China and Europe, this study establishes how modern English identity evolved through strategies of identifying with rather than against China. Through an examination of England's obsession with Chinese objects throughout the long...

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Main Author:	Zuroski Jenkins, Eugenia
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Series:	Global Asias.
Subjects:	English literature > 18th century > History and criticism. Orientalism in literature. Chinese diaspora in literature. Littérature anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique. Orientalisme dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Chinese diaspora in literature English literature Orientalism in literature Englisch Literatur Orient. Chinoiserie China. English. Languages & Literatures. English Literature. 1700-1799 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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by Zuroski Jenkins, Eugenia
Published 2013

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