D. E. Mungello is professor of history emeritus at Baylor University. His books include The Great Encounter of China and the West, 1500–1800, Drowning Girls in China: Female Infanticide since 1650, Western Queers in China: The Fight to the Land of Oz, and The Catholic Invasion of China.

In this admirable introduction to the great period of China's interactions with the West, D. E. Mungello condenses a lifetime of study into a concise and accessible form. Especially valuable are his analyses of mutual artistic influences, of theories of language and race, and of the internal rivalries that split both Chinese intellectuals and the Catholic Church.

• Chapter 1: Historical OverviewChapter 2: Chinese Acceptance of Western Culture and ChristianityChapter 3: Chinese Rejection of Western Culture and ChristianityChapter 4: European Acceptance of Chinese Culture and ConfucianismChapter 5: European Rejection of Chinese Culture and ConfucianismConclusion

D. E. Mungello is professor of history emeritus at Baylor University. His books include The Great Encounter of China and the West, 1500–1800, Drowning Girls in China: Female Infanticide since 1650, Western Queers in China: The Fight to the Land of Oz, and The Catholic Invasion of China.

In this admirable introduction to the great period of China's interactions with the West, D. E. Mungello condenses a lifetime of study into a concise and accessible form. Especially valuable are his analyses of mutual artistic influences, of theories of language and race, and of the internal rivalries that split both Chinese intellectuals and the Catholic Church.

• Chapter 1: Historical OverviewChapter 2: Chinese Acceptance of Western Culture and ChristianityChapter 3: Chinese Rejection of Western Culture and ChristianityChapter 4: European Acceptance of Chinese Culture and ConfucianismChapter 5: European Rejection of Chinese Culture and ConfucianismConclusion

D. E. Mungello is professor of history emeritus at Baylor University. His books include The Great Encounter of China and the West, 1500–1800, Drowning Girls in China: Female Infanticide since 1650, Western Queers in China: The Fight to the Land of Oz, and The Catholic Invasion of China.

In this admirable introduction to the great period of China's interactions with the West, D. E. Mungello condenses a lifetime of study into a concise and accessible form. Especially valuable are his analyses of mutual artistic influences, of theories of language and race, and of the internal rivalries that split both Chinese intellectuals and the Catholic Church.

• Chapter 1: Historical OverviewChapter 2: Chinese Acceptance of Western Culture and ChristianityChapter 3: Chinese Rejection of Western Culture and ChristianityChapter 4: European Acceptance of Chinese Culture and ConfucianismChapter 5: European Rejection of Chinese Culture and ConfucianismConclusion