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Translation as the Gaze: Conceptualizing the Sino-Western Encounter, 1839-1949

Translation as the Gaze: Conceptualizing the Sino-Western Encounter, 1839-1949

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Format: Hardback
Length: 170 pages
Publication date: 17 April 2026
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book centers on how translation is key to understanding the encounter between China and the West from 1839 to 1949. It explores the ambivalence, anxiety, and narcissism that China manifested when facing the foreign other and conceptualizes this intercultural interaction as a gaze.

Weight: 490g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781041239635

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