Reading and Seeing Ethnic Differences in the Enlightenment : From China to Africa
Tautz, Birgit
ISBN 10: 1403976414 ISBN 13: 9781403976413
Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
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This book investigates the contested ways in which eighteenth-century German philosophers, scientists, poets, and dramatists perceived and represented China and Africa from 1680 to 1830. Tautz demonstrates in compelling ways that reading China allowed for the integration of cultural difference into Enlightenment universalism, whereas seeing Africa exposed irreducible differences that undermined any claims of universality. By working through the case of eighteenth-century Germany and Europe, the book adds an important cross-cultural and historical dimension to questions relevant to our world today.
About the Author: BIRGIT TAUTZ is Assistant Professor of German at Bowdoin College, USA.
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Title: Reading and Seeing Ethnic Differences in the...
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New