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 David Emil Mungello and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0742557987 (ISBN 10) and 9780742557987 (ISBN 13).

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 1500-1800 period before China's decline, when the country was viewed as a leading world culture and power. D.E. Mungello argues that this earlier era, ironically, may contain more relevance for today than the more recent past. This fully revised fourth edition retains the clear and concise quality of its predecessors, while drawing on a wealth of.