Western opinion on China during the eighteenth century underwent radical change. Whereas earlier Europeans regarded China in highly idealized terms, late eighteenth century Europeans saw in China a hidebound and closed society, uninterested in new knowledge, science and innovation. Based on your readings of Emperor Kangxi’s “Self-Portrait,†Emperor Qianlong’s “Edict on Trade with Great Britain,†and Joanna Waley-Cohen’s “China and Western Technology in the Eighteenth Century,â€* discuss China’s attitudes towards the West and the general validity of late eighteenth century European claims.ACCORDING ARTICLE: *Joanna Waley-Cohen, “China and Western Technology in the Late Eighteenth Century,†American Historical Review, 98 (Dec., 1993): 1525-1544.
QUESTION: Western opinion on China during the eighteenth century underwent radical change. Whereas earlier Europeans regarded China in highly idealized terms, late eighteenth century Europeans saw in China a hidebound and closed society, uninterested in new knowledge, science and innovation. Based on your readings of Emperor Kangxi’s “Self-Portrait,†Emperor Qianlong’s “Edict on Trade with Great Britain,†and Joanna Waley-Cohen’s “China and Western Technology in the Eighteenth Century,â€* discuss China’s attitudes towards the West and the general validity of late eighteenth century European claims.ACCORDING ARTICLE: *Joanna Waley-Cohen, “China and Western Technology in the Late Eighteenth Century,†American Historical Review, 98 (Dec., 1993): 1525-1544.
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