Unfabling the East: The Enlightenment's Encounter with Asia

by Jürgen Osterhammel

Book Overview

How Enlightenment Europe rediscovered its identity by measuring itself against the great civilizations of Asia

During the long eighteenth century, Europe's travelers, scholars, and intellectuals looked to Asia in a spirit of puzzlement, irony, and openness. In this panoramic book, J rgen Osterhammel tells the story of the European Enlightenment's nuanced encounter with the great civilizations of the East, from the Ottoman Empire and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691196478
• ISBN13: 9780691196473
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 696 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 5.8" x 9.1"