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For the Chinese, the drive toward growing political and economic power is part of an ongoing effort to restore China''s past greatness and remove the lingering memories of history''s humiliations. This widely praised book explores the 15001800 period before China''s decline, when the country was viewed as a leading world culture and power. Europe, by contrast, was in the early stages of emerging from provincial to international status while the United States was still an uncharted wilderness. D. E. Mungello argues that this earlier era, ironically, may contain more relevance for today than the more recent past. Building on the author''s decades of research and teaching, this compelling book illustrates the vital importance of history to readers trying to understand China's renewed rise.

The Great Encounter of China and the West

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
      Publication Date: 1/17/2024
      ISBN13: 9798881801045, 979-8881801045
      ISBN10: 9798881801045

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      Book Synopsis

      For the Chinese, the drive toward growing political and economic power is part of an ongoing effort to restore China''s past greatness and remove the lingering memories of history''s humiliations. This widely praised book explores the 15001800 period before China''s decline, when the country was viewed as a leading world culture and power. Europe, by contrast, was in the early stages of emerging from provincial to international status while the United States was still an uncharted wilderness. D. E. Mungello argues that this earlier era, ironically, may contain more relevance for today than the more recent past. Building on the author''s decades of research and teaching, this compelling book illustrates the vital importance of history to readers trying to understand China's renewed rise.

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