TY - BOOK AU - Spence,Jonathan D. TI - The Chan's great continent: China in western minds SN - 0393027473 AV - DS706 .S62 1998 U1 - 951 21 PY - 1998/// CY - New York PB - W. W. Norton KW - China KW - Civilization N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-262) and index; Booklist, September 1998; Choice, March 1999; Kirkus Starred, August 1998; Library Journal Starred, December 1998; New York Times, November 1998; Publisher's Weekly, August 1998; Adult; Follett Library Resources N2 - An exploration of Western thought on China, looking at how that country has been perceived by the West throughout seven centuries, from the thirteenth through the twentieth centuries ER -