Sojourners in a Strange Land
| Author | : Florence C. Hsia |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 291 |
| Release | : 2009-11-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226355597 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226355594 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (594 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sojourners in a Strange Land by : Florence C. Hsia
Download or read book Sojourners in a Strange Land written by Florence C. Hsia and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-11-15 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesuit missionaries astonished the Chinese with maps, clocks astrolabes and armillaries. Florence Hsia examines ways in which the Jesuits used Western science to help establish a credible presence in China in the 16th-18th centuries.