The light of Asia : a history of Western fascination with the East
Harding, Christopher, 1978-2024
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From the time of the ancient Greeks onwards the West's relationship with Asia consisted for the most part of outrageous tales of strange beasts and monsters, of silk and spices shipped over vast distances and an uneasy sense of unknowable empires fantastically far away. By the 20th century much of Asia might have come under Western rule after centuries of warfare, but its intellectual, artistic and spiritual influence was fighting back. 'The Light of Asia' is a wonderfully varied and entertaining history of the many ways in which Asia has shaped European and North American culture over centuries of tangled, dynamic encounters, and the central importance of this vexed, often confused relationship. This is a rich, involving story of misunderstandings and sincere connection, of inspiration and falsehood, of geniuses, adventurers and con-men.
Main title:
The light of Asia : a history of Western fascination with the East / Christopher Harding.
Author:
Harding, Christopher, 1978-, author
Imprint:
UK : Allen Lane, 2024.
Collation:
x, 451 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Maps on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241434444 (hbk)
Dewey class:
303.48240509303.482405 HAR303.482405
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3711541