China in European Encyclopaedias, 1700-1850

von Georg Lehner

402 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book shows how knowledge about China became part of European general knowledge. It examines English, French, and German encyclopaedias published between 1700 and 1850 and explores the use and presentation of information on China in works of general knowledge. The first chapters explore the origins of early European perceptions of China until 1850, the development of European encyclopaedias, and the sources used for entries on China. The second major part of the book examines the ways in which encyclopaedias presented information on things Chinese (geography, government, economy, history, language and literature, arts and sciences) and how this information was shaped, expanded, perpetuated, revised, and updated.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Kultur- und Medienwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften Ideengeschichte, Geistesgeschichte
• ISBN: 9789004201507
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 10.05.2011
• Größe: 244 x 168 mm
• Verlag: Brill