Performing China: Virtue, Commerce, and Orientalism in Eighteenth-Century England, 1660-1760

by Chi-ming Yang

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China in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was a model of economic and political strength, viewed by many as the greatest empire in the world. While the importance of China to eighteenth-century English consumer culture is well documented, less so is its influence on English values. Through a careful study of the literature, drama, philosophy, and material culture of the period, this book articulates how Chinese culture influenced English...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1421402165

ISBN13:9781421402161

Release Date:November 2011

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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