The Question of Hu

The Question of Hu
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 209
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ISBN-10 : 9780307793812
ISBN-13 : 0307793818
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Book Synopsis The Question of Hu by : Jonathan D. Spence

Download or read book The Question of Hu written by Jonathan D. Spence and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-05-04 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lively and elegant book by the acclaimed historian Jonathan D. Spence reconstructs an extraordinary episode in the early intercourse between Europe and China. It is the story of John Hu, a lowly but devout Chinese Catholic, who in 1722 accompanied a Jesuit missionary on a journey to France--a journey that ended with Hu's confinement in a lunatic asylum. At once a triumph of historical detective work and a gripping narrative, The Question of Hu deftly probes the collision of tw ocultures, with their different definitions of faith, madness, and moral obligation.


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