03208nam 2200685 450 991045381320332120200520144314.01-61148-439-1(CKB)2550000001255024(EBL)1664210(SSID)ssj0001179981(PQKBManifestationID)11671721(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001179981(PQKBWorkID)11185954(PQKB)11551279(MiAaPQ)EBC1664210(Au-PeEL)EBL1664210(CaPaEBR)ebr10856953(CaONFJC)MIL588189(OCoLC)876512359(EXLCZ)99255000000125502420120702h20122012 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEncountering China early modern European responses /edited by Rachana Sachdev and Qingjun LiLewisburg, Pennsylvania :Bucknell University Press ;Lanham, Maryland :Rowman & Littlefield,[2012]©20121 online resource (231 p.)Aper©ıcus: histories texts cultures : a Bucknell seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-61148-482-0 1-61148-438-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.European responses to child abandonment, sale of children and social welfare policies in Ming China / Rachana Sachdev -- Of golden lilies and gentlewomen : constructions of Chinese women in early modern European travel narratives / Qingjun Li -- Earlier moderns : the novel form as national development in China and Europe / Daniel Dooghan -- "A strong resemblance" : Samuel Richardson, Chinese talent-beauty novels, and a secret origin of "world literature" / Ning Ma -- 'Magicians, enchanters, and professional crooks' : early modern understandings of Daoism / Ronnie Littlejohn -- Buddhism and idolatry / Terry Logan Mazurak.Encountering China addresses the responses of early modern travelers to China who, awed by the wealth and sophistication of the society they encountered, attempted primarily to build bridges, to explore similarities, and to emulate the Chinese, though they were also critical of some local traditions and practices.Aper©ıcus: histories texts cultures : a Bucknell series.EuropeansChinaHistoryTravelers' writings, EuropeanEuropean literatureChinese influencesChinese literatureEuropean influencesChinaDescription and travelEarly works to 1800ChinaForeign public opinion, EuropeanElectronic books.EuropeansHistory.Travelers' writings, European.European literatureChinese influences.Chinese literatureEuropean influences.303.48/2405109031Sachdev RachanaLi QingjunMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453813203321Encountering China2253565UNINA