Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume II: A Century of Wonder. Book 2 The Literary Arts (Asia in the Making of Europe) by Donald F. Lach ISBN 13: 9780226467337

The University of Chicago Press, 1994. Softcover. VG/na. Some rubbing & edgewear; small corner creases; some fading & yellowing; overall clean & tight. 392 pages

University Of Chicago Press. Used - Very Good. 1994. Paperback. Pap. Minor shelf wear to wraps; clean internals Very Good. (Subject: ).

University Of Chicago Press, 1994-04-16. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New. Praised for its scope and depth, "Asia in the Making of Europe" is the first comprehensive study of Asian influences on Western culture. For volumes I and II, the author has sifted through virtually every European reference to Asia published in the sixteenth-century; he surveys a vast array of writings describing Asian life and society, the images of Asia that emerge from those writings, and, in turn, the reflections of those images in European literature and art. This monumental achievement reveals profound and pervasive influences of Asian societies on developing Western culture; in doing so, it provides a perspective necessary for a balanced view of world history."Volume I: The Century of Discovery" brings together "everything that a European could know of India, Southeast Asia, China, and Japan, from printed books, missionary reports, traders' accounts and maps" ("The New York Review of Books").… Read More

Univ of Chicago Pr, 1994. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 432 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.

University of Chicago Press. Library Binding. New. 9x6x0. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Univ of Chicago Pr, 1994. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 432 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.

University of Chicago Press. Library Binding. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!