China from the ruins of Athens and Rome : classics, sinology, and romanticism, 1793-1938 /
Fascinated and often baffled by China, Anglophone writers have turned to classics to provide interpretative paradigms and narrative shape to inform their understanding. This volume reveals key insights into British cosmopolitanism, which sought its bearings in the ancient past in encounters with Qin...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Classical presences.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Fascinated and often baffled by China, Anglophone writers have turned to classics to provide interpretative paradigms and narrative shape to inform their understanding. This volume reveals key insights into British cosmopolitanism, which sought its bearings in the ancient past in encounters with Qing Dynasty China. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 265 pages) : color illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191079740 019107974X 9780191821240 0191821241 |