Europe and China -- A Series of Translated Masterpieces on the History of Sino-Foreign Relations

Author: (British) Hudson, translated by Li Shen, Wang Zunzhong, et al
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Publish Date: 2004-06-02
Features: The relationship between China and the West has been a popular topic of research among Western sinologists for over a century. At the turn of the 1920s and 1930s, British scholar Hudson wrote the book Europe and China: A Survey of Their Relations from Antiquity to 1800, which not only summarizes the research achievements of Western scholars (especially Yule, Hermann, Schau, Richthofen, and others) on the ancient land transportation history between China and the West, but also proposes original insights on some important issues in the history of China-West relations. The book is rich in historical references, meticulous in research, clear in structure, and essentially outlines the landscape of ancient China-West relations. Since its publication in 1931, the book has been regarded as a representative academic work.