The Chan's Great Continent: China in Western Minds AUTH-12323271 Tom's father died in the

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The Chan's Great Continent: China in Western Minds AUTH-12323271 Tom's father died in theChina has transfixed the West since the earliest contacts between these civilizations. With his characteristic elegance and insight, Jonathan Spence explores how the West has understood China over seven centuries. Ranging from Marco Polo's own depiction of China and the mighty Khan, Kublai, in the 1270s to the China sightings of three twentieth century writers of acknowledged genius Kafka, Borges, and Calvino Spence conveys Western thought on China