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The Question of Hu

By Jonathan D. Spence

Book information

Publisher
Vintage
Year
1989
ISBN
0679725806, 9780679725800
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4413441 bytes)
Pages
208\208
Time added
2021-09-30 18:25:28

Description

This lively and elegant book by the acclaimed historian Jonathan D. Spence reconstructs an extraordinary episode in the early intercourse between Europe and China. It is the story of John Hu, a lowly but devout Chinese Catholic, who in 1722 accompanied a Jesuit missionary on a journey to France--a journey that ended with Hu's confinement in a lunatic asylum. At once a triumph of historical detective work and a gripping narrative, The Question of Hu deftly probes the collision of tw ocultures, with their different definitions of faith, madness, and moral obligation. Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1 The Question 2 Departure 3 The Ocean Voyage 4 Landfall 5 In the Provinces 6 Paris 7 Orléans 8 The Road to Charenton 9 Inside Charenton 10 Release 11 Retum Notes Bibliography Index

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