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Author Ewertowski, Tomasz, author.

Title Images of China in Polish and Serbian travel writings (1720-1949) / by Tomasz Ewertowski
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 416 pages)
Series Studia imagologica, 0927-4065 ; volume 28
Studia imagologica ; v. 28.
Contents Acknowledgements -- Notes on Names and Spellings -- Introduction -- 1 Identities -- 1.1 Roles of Travelers -- 1.2 General Frameworks -- 2 Places Visited -- 2.1 Northeast China -- 2.2 Harbin -- 2.3 Mukden -- 2.4 Shanghai -- 2.5 Hong Kong -- 2.6 Macau -- 2.7 Beijing -- 2.8 The Great Wall of China -- 2.9 Kyakhta and Qing-Russian Border -- 2.10 Guangzhou -- 2.11 Guangdong Province -- 2.12 Tianjin -- 2.13 Nanjing -- 2.14 Suzhou -- 2.15 Hangzhou -- 2.16 Qingdao -- 2.17 Shandong -- 2.18 Kalgan and the Sino-Mongolian Border Zone -- 2.19 Other Locations -- 2.20 Conclusion -- 3 Themes: Materialities and General Views -- 3.1 Materialities -- 3.2 General Views -- 3.3 Conclusion -- Final Remarks-the Chinese Mosaic -- Appendix-List of Travel Writers -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary "In Images of China in Polish and Serbian Travel Writings (1720-1949), Tomasz Ewertowski examines how Polish and Serbian travelers described China, surveys various factors which influenced their style of writing, and illustrates the social, political and intellectual context that determined their different representations of the Middle Kingdom. The corpus includes a vast array of texts written by more than 80 authors who traveled to China from the 18th to the mid-20th century, including sources that have not been published. Besides making new facts and sources accessible, the research presented in this book introduces a comparative perspective and provides a thorough literary and cultural analysis of the aforesaid travelogues"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 14, 2021)
Subject Travelers' writings, Polish -- History and criticism
Travelers' writings, Serbian -- History and criticism
Polish people -- China -- History
Serbs -- China -- History
Polish people
Serbs
Travel
Travelers' writings, Polish
Travelers' writings, Serbian
Récits de voyages.
SUBJECT China -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024006
Subject China
Chine.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020030409
ISBN 9789004435445
9004435441