The dragon and the eagle: the presence of China in the American enlightenment/ (Record no. 149789)
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| fixed length control field | 00415nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 081432455X |
| -- | 9780814324554 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 303.48273051 |
| Item number | ALD/T |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Aldridge, A. Owen. |
| 245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The dragon and the eagle: the presence of China in the American enlightenment/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | A. Owen Aldridge |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Detroit: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Wayne State University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1993. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 287p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Preface (starting p. 7) --<br/>Acknowledgments (starting p. 11) --<br/>1 The Pre-American Background (starting p. 13) --<br/>2 Confucius and Chinese Religion (starting p. 23) --<br/>3 Lafitau and that Precious Root: Ginseng (starting p. 47) --<br/>4 Chinese Precursors of a Franklin Myth (starting p. 66) --<br/>5 Franklin's "Letter from China" (starting p. 75) --<br/>6 Franklin, Paine, and Jefferson (starting p. 85) --<br/>7 The China Trade (starting p. 98) --<br/>8 Traders and Mariners (starting p. 120) --<br/>9 The Emperor and the Plough (starting p. 144) --<br/>10 The Embassy of Van Braam Houckgeest (starting p. 161) --<br/>11 The Premises of Proclus (starting p. 182) --<br/>12 The American Marco Polo: The Magnum Opus of Robert Waln, Jr. (starting p. 192) --<br/>13 The Relevant Writings of Robert Waln, Jr. (starting p. 211) --<br/>14 An American Travel Liar (starting p. 236) --<br/>15 Timid Exoticism: Or China of the Imagination (starting p. 244) --<br/>16 Conclusions and Conjectures (starting p. 264) --<br/>Appendix: American Imprints Concerning China Before 1826 (starting p. 269) --<br/>Bibliography (starting p. 273) --<br/>Index (starting p. 281) |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | United States |
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| Keyword | China |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Civilization--Chinese influences |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Intellectual life |
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| Keyword | International relations |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 28/08/2016 | 303.48273051 ALD/T | P04452 | 14/07/2018 | 14/07/2018 | General Books |