An American Pioneer of Chinese Studies in Cross-Cultural Perspective

An American Pioneer of Chinese Studies in Cross-Cultural Perspective PDF

Author: Man Shun Yeung

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-10-05

Total Pages: 463

ISBN-13: 9004498966

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This book reconstructs Benjamin Bowen Carter’s (1771–1831) experience learning Chinese in Canton, describes his interactions with European sinologists, traces his attempts to promote Chinese studies to his compatriots, and forces a rewriting of the earliest years of US-China relations.