Unfabling the East: The Enlightenment Encounter with Asia, by Jürgen Osterhammel

Book of the week: the relationship between two continental powers was far from one-sided, finds Joan-Pau Rubiés

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July 26, 2018
Last updated
July 30, 2018
The Audience of the Chinese Emperor, by Francois Boucher
Many Europeans became long-term residents in the cities and courts of Asia, and were thus able to deepen their understanding of their host societies

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Print headline: Reorienting the West’s narrative

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