Sinologists as Translators in the Seventeenth to Nineteenth Centuries

Sinologists as Translators in the Seventeenth to Nineteenth Centuries
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Publisher : The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
Total Pages : 460
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ISBN-10 : 9789629966072
ISBN-13 : 9629966077
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Download or read book Sinologists as Translators in the Seventeenth to Nineteenth Centuries written by Lawrence Wangchi Wong and published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of papers from the first and second international conferences with the above title explores why early sinologists chose certain works for translation in their particular historical contexts, how such works were interpreted, translated, or manipulated, and the impact they made, especially in establishing the discipline of sinology in various countries.


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