Mission to China: Matteo Ricci and the Jesuit Encounter with the East

by Mary Laven

Book Overview

In the sixteenth century, the vast and sophisticated empire of China lay almost entirely unknown to Western travellers. As global trade expanded, this land of reputedly boundless wealth, pale-faced... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0571225179
• ISBN13: 9780571225170
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 8.5"