Matteo Ricci: A Jesuit in the Ming Court - Couverture souple

Fontana, Michela

 
9781442205871: Matteo Ricci: A Jesuit in the Ming Court

Synopsis

Matteo Ricci (1552–1610) is widely considered the most outstanding cultural mediator of all time between China and the West. This engrossing and fluid book offers a thorough, knowledgeable biography of this fascinating and influential man, telling a deeply human and captivating story that still resonates today.

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À propos de l?auteur

Michela Fontana, who holds a degree in mathematics and taught at Milano State University, is a science journalist and writer who lived in China for several years. She was a recipient of the Knight Science Fellowship for science journalism at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has won the Glaxo Prize for science journalism, the Pirelli International Award for the popularization of science, and the 2010 Grand Prix de la Biographie Politique for the French edition of Matteo Ricci. She wrote the script for the play Matteo Ricci, a Jesuit Scientist at the Ming Court.

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9781442205864: Matteo Ricci: A Jesuit in the Ming Court

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1442205865 ISBN 13 :  9781442205864
Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield, 2011
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