{"product_id":"the-french-image-of-china-before-and-after-voltaire-9780729400732","title":"The French Image of China before and after","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter I. The image takes shape \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction: early merchant relations; France and the politics of religion; the rites controversy\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter II. Scientia sinensis \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eReligious contributions to Europe's knowledge of Chinese geography, history, and chronology; the great revelation: Chinese religion; Chinese morality and politics\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter III. The libertines and the birth of the Chinese Sage \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eChinese chronology, the basis of attack; the negative approach: religious criticism; the positive approach: moral regeneration and political reform; the birth of the Chinese sage\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter IV. Varying perspectives \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eChinoiseries; imaginative literature, I; gadflies\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter V. Voltaire, sinophile \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eVoltaire and the Jesuits; Chinese motifs; political criticism and religious toleration; China in the\u003c\/em\u003e Essai sur les mœurs; \u003cem\u003esinomania\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter VI. Transformations \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnthusiasts and moderates; growing discontent; sinophobia: Diderot and Rousseau\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter VII. The glory and the dream \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhysiocracy; imaginative literature, II; sinology\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter VIII. The image fades \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eChina: the reality behind appearance; China's rivals: Hinduism, Hellenism, and primitivism; conclusion\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A. Chronological summary of the history of the Society of Jesus and its relations with China \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B. A comparative table of Chinese texts in English and French romanization \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix C. The development of Voltaire's chapters on China in the \u003cem\u003eEssai sur les mœurs\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix D. A list of the significant works in which Voltaire mentions China \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404135211351,"sku":"9780729400732","price":98.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-french-image-of-china-before-and-after-voltaire-9780729400732","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}