The Question of Hu

Spence, Jonathan D.

ISBN 10: 0679725806 / ISBN 13: 9780679725800

Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1989

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Inhaltsangabe:

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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: 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.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Question of Hu
Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Erscheinungsdatum: 1989
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: very_good