| Author: | Peter Parley | ISBN: | 9789881998361 |
| Publisher: | Earnshaw Books | Publication: | November 16, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Earnshaw Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Peter Parley |
| ISBN: | 9789881998361 |
| Publisher: | Earnshaw Books |
| Publication: | November 16, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Earnshaw Books |
| Language: | English |
Filled with a whimsical sense of humor and fantastic fables of faraway lands, this book, originally written for children, offers a Western perspective on China in the mid-19th century. Using vivid detail and excellent cartoons, it demonstrates the clash between the Marco Polo–inspired view of a mythically serene China and the political realities of the Opium War, including the harsh, colonial era. A delightful mix of fact and fancy, it encapsulates the ethos of an era when the West saw China as a remote and unspoiled empire, ripe for the picking.
Filled with a whimsical sense of humor and fantastic fables of faraway lands, this book, originally written for children, offers a Western perspective on China in the mid-19th century. Using vivid detail and excellent cartoons, it demonstrates the clash between the Marco Polo–inspired view of a mythically serene China and the political realities of the Opium War, including the harsh, colonial era. A delightful mix of fact and fancy, it encapsulates the ethos of an era when the West saw China as a remote and unspoiled empire, ripe for the picking.
