Unfabling the East: The Enlightenment's Encounter with Asia, Paperback - Jurgen Osterhammel

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Publisher: University of California PressIllustration(s): 22 b-w illustrations, 2 maps, 3 tablesNumber of pages: 352Collection: The Global SquarePu...

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