The Question of Hu - Couverture rigide

Spence, Jonathan D.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0394571908 ISBN 13 : 9780394571904

Editeur : Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1988

Synopsis

Book by Spence Jonathan D

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This lively and elegant book by the acclaimed historian Jonathan D. Spence reconstructs an extraordinary episode in the early intercourse between Europe and China. It is the story of John Hu, a lowly but devout Chinese Catholic, who in 1722 accompanied a Jesuit missionary on a journey to France--a journey that ended with Hu's confinement in a lunatic asylum. At once a triumph of historical detective work and a gripping narrative, The Question of Hu deftly probes the collision of tw ocultures, with their different definitions of faith, madness, and moral obligation.

Biographie de l'auteur

Jonathan Spence's eleven books on Chinese history include The Gate of Heavenly Peace, Treason by the Book, and The Death of Woman Wang. His awards include a Guggenheim and a MacArthur Fellowship. He teaches at Yale University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Date d'édition: 1988
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0394571908
• ISBN 13: 9780394571904
• Reliure: Relié
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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