The Resource East-West passage : the travel of ideas, arts, and inventions between Asia and the Western world
East-West passage : the travel of ideas, arts, and inventions between Asia and the Western world
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- Summary
- This work examines the cultural interchange between Asia and the Western world from earliest times until the modern era. Its purpose is to show something of the still largely unacknowledged debt the peoples of the world owe to each other's civilizations and cultures. This book discusses some of the contributions made by the East to the development of the modern West, for despite the long and crucial years of European domination in Asia, the debt is one-sided. Among other things, the Chinese contributed moveable type, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass--perhaps the three cornerstones of the modern world. And it was the Arabs who kept alive the ancient Greeks' studuies of science and medicine throughout the Dark Ages, while on other levels, India and Japan influenced diverse facets of Western art, culture, and philosophy.--From jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 248 pages
- Contents
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- Pt. I. Realms of gold : From distant Ophir ; In the shadow of Olympus ; The Silk Road and the monsoon wind
- Pt. II. The fertile centuries : The funeral of the world ; The triumph of the Son of God ; Ancient wisdom and foreign riches
- Pt. III. The augmentation of the Indies : The opening door ; The face and state of things
- Pt. IV. The dream of Cathay : Confucius conquers Europe ; The Chinese madness ; A floating world
- Pt. V. The crescent and the lotus : Out of the Arabian nights ; The fatal ring
- Pt. VI. The discovery of the West : The Kingdom of Christ ; The empire of learning ; The republic of man
- Postscript : A common heritage
- Isbn
- 9780800823559
- Label
- East-West passage : the travel of ideas, arts, and inventions between Asia and the Western world
- Title
- East-West passage
- Title remainder
- the travel of ideas, arts, and inventions between Asia and the Western world
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This work examines the cultural interchange between Asia and the Western world from earliest times until the modern era. Its purpose is to show something of the still largely unacknowledged debt the peoples of the world owe to each other's civilizations and cultures. This book discusses some of the contributions made by the East to the development of the modern West, for despite the long and crucial years of European domination in Asia, the debt is one-sided. Among other things, the Chinese contributed moveable type, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass--perhaps the three cornerstones of the modern world. And it was the Arabs who kept alive the ancient Greeks' studuies of science and medicine throughout the Dark Ages, while on other levels, India and Japan influenced diverse facets of Western art, culture, and philosophy.--From jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Edwardes, Michael
- Dewey number
- 301.29/18/2105
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- facsimiles
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- CB251
- LC item number
- .E3 1971b
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- East and West
- Geschichte
- Kulturkontakt
- Asien
- Europa
- Label
- East-West passage : the travel of ideas, arts, and inventions between Asia and the Western world
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: pages 213-229
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Pt. I. Realms of gold : From distant Ophir ; In the shadow of Olympus ; The Silk Road and the monsoon wind -- Pt. II. The fertile centuries : The funeral of the world ; The triumph of the Son of God ; Ancient wisdom and foreign riches -- Pt. III. The augmentation of the Indies : The opening door ; The face and state of things -- Pt. IV. The dream of Cathay : Confucius conquers Europe ; The Chinese madness ; A floating world -- Pt. V. The crescent and the lotus : Out of the Arabian nights ; The fatal ring -- Pt. VI. The discovery of the West : The Kingdom of Christ ; The empire of learning ; The republic of man -- Postscript : A common heritage
- Control code
- 143417
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 248 pages
- Isbn
- 9780800823559
- Lccn
- 79137663
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, facsimiles, map
- System control number
- (WaOLN)502395
- Label
- East-West passage : the travel of ideas, arts, and inventions between Asia and the Western world
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: pages 213-229
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Pt. I. Realms of gold : From distant Ophir ; In the shadow of Olympus ; The Silk Road and the monsoon wind -- Pt. II. The fertile centuries : The funeral of the world ; The triumph of the Son of God ; Ancient wisdom and foreign riches -- Pt. III. The augmentation of the Indies : The opening door ; The face and state of things -- Pt. IV. The dream of Cathay : Confucius conquers Europe ; The Chinese madness ; A floating world -- Pt. V. The crescent and the lotus : Out of the Arabian nights ; The fatal ring -- Pt. VI. The discovery of the West : The Kingdom of Christ ; The empire of learning ; The republic of man -- Postscript : A common heritage
- Control code
- 143417
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 248 pages
- Isbn
- 9780800823559
- Lccn
- 79137663
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, facsimiles, map
- System control number
- (WaOLN)502395
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