Tales About China and the Chinese

Nonfiction, History, Asian, China
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Author: Peter Parley ISBN: 9789881998361
Publisher: Earnshaw Books Publication: November 16, 2016
Imprint: Earnshaw Books Language: English
Author: Peter Parley
ISBN: 9789881998361
Publisher: Earnshaw Books
Publication: November 16, 2016
Imprint: Earnshaw Books
Language: English

Filled with a whimsical sense of humor and fantastic fables of faraway lands, this book, originally written for children, offers a Western perspective on China in the mid-19th century. Using vivid detail and excellent cartoons, it demonstrates the clash between the Marco Polo–inspired view of a mythically serene China and the political realities of the Opium War, including the harsh, colonial era. A delightful mix of fact and fancy, it encapsulates the ethos of an era when the West saw China as a remote and unspoiled empire, ripe for the picking.

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Filled with a whimsical sense of humor and fantastic fables of faraway lands, this book, originally written for children, offers a Western perspective on China in the mid-19th century. Using vivid detail and excellent cartoons, it demonstrates the clash between the Marco Polo–inspired view of a mythically serene China and the political realities of the Opium War, including the harsh, colonial era. A delightful mix of fact and fancy, it encapsulates the ethos of an era when the West saw China as a remote and unspoiled empire, ripe for the picking.

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