The Great Encounter of China and the West, 1500-1800

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The Great Encounter of China and the West, 1500-1800 is written by D. E. Mungello and published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 074253815X (ISBN 10) and 9780742538153 (ISBN 13).

In the twenty-first century, China has emerged as the leading challenger to U.S. global dominance. China is often seen as a sleeping giant, emerging out of poverty, backwardness, and totalitarianism and moving toward modernization. However, history shows that this vast country is not newly awakening, but rather returning to its previous state of world eminence. With this compelling perspective in mind, D. E. Mungello convincingly shows that contemporary relations between China and the West are far more like the 1500-1800 period than the more recent past. This fully revised second edition retains the clear and concise qualities of its predecessor, while developing important new social and cultural themes such as gender, sexuality, music, and technology. Drawing from the author's thirty years of experience teaching world history, this book illustrates the importance of history to students and general readers trying to understand today's world.