What We Are Reading Today: Unfabling the East by Jürgen Osterhammel

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Sun, 2019-11-24 00:36

During the 18th century, Europe’s travelers, scholars, and intellectuals looked to Asia in a spirit of puzzlement, irony, and openness. 

In this panoramic book, Jürgen Osterhammel tells the story of the European Enlightenment’s nuanced encounter with the great civilizations of the East, from the Ottoman Empire and India to China and Japan, says a review on the Princeton University Press website. 

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