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Jonathan Beck |
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Demystifying Asia
Europe and the Asian Realms in the 18th Century
Asia was one of the great themes of the Enlightenment era. In the 18th century, Western travellers discovered remote areas of the continent. Europe’s educated classes of the 1780s were excellently informed on Asia.
How did news get from Asia to Europe? How was it put into pictures, interpretations and even theories? This lively book documents many examples of how European travellers in the Ottoman Empire, in Persia and India, in China and Japan collected information, what mistakes and misjudgements they made and in what way they were often imperceptibly dependent on information from local individuals. The book traces the paths and the dead ends of knowledge – from the first sensory impressions to the published travel reports to the reading experiences of the European audience.
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Published by C.H.Beck , ISBN: 9783406598975 Main content page count: 574 Pages ISBN: 9783406598975 |