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The Question of Hu - Couverture rigide

Spence, Jonathan D.

 
9780571141180: The Question of Hu
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0571141188 ISBN 13 : 9780571141180
Editeur : Faber & Faber, 1989

Synopsis

In this book, Jonathan Spence tells the story of a man called John Hu, who accompanied a French missionary returning from Canton to France in 1722. Jonathan Spence has written several books including, "The Gates of Heavenly Peace" and "The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci".

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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.

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Éditeur
Faber & Faber
Date d'édition
1989
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0571141188
ISBN 13 
9780571141180
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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