| Description |
vi, 211 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- Pt. I. Western Images of China Until 1949. 2. Early Western Images of China. 3. Jesuit Missionaries and the Philosophers. 4. Nineteenth-Century Imperialism and China. 5. The First Half of the Twentieth Century -- Pt. II. Western Images of the People's Republic of China. 6. Contemporary Images of the People's Republic of China, 1949-66. 7. The Cultural Revolution, 1966-76: Images of a Present and Past Decade. 8. Images of Post-Mao China, 1976-89. 9. Western Images since 1989: Politics and International Relations. 10. Western Images since 1989: Economics and Society, the Future. 11. Conclusion |
| Summary |
"Western Images of China describes the ways in which Westerners have perceived China - from the earliest times until the late 1990s. The work examines sources from history, the media, and the arts, to reveal the effects power relations of the day have had on Westerners' perceptions of China and its people." "This book provides an overview of how perceptions about China have shaped the world view, politics, and intellectual environment of the West. Written in an easily accessible style, Western Images of China is intended primarily for the general reader and student, although it will also be of interest to scholars who wish to read a fresh, consolidated account of the subject."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Verso of t.p.: 2nd ed |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| SUBJECT |
China http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79091151 -- Foreign public opinion, Occidental
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China -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024101
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| LC no. |
99034631 |
| ISBN |
0195907388 |
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