{"product_id":"how-china-shaped-the-enlightenment-shuchen-xiang-9781032638249","title":"How China Shaped the Enlightenment: A Transcultural History of Modern Thought","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the interaction of European Enlightenment thinkers with Chinese theory and shows how ideas from China and ideas about China had a profound impact on Enlightenment thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChallenging the orthodox account of the Enlightenment as an innovation that emerged solely among European men, the book argues that many ideas which led to human progress originated outside Europe. Focusing on the cultural interaction between Europe and China it demonstrates how Chinese theory precipitated debate and demanded theorization by fundamentally challenging the intellectual framework inherited from European antiquity. The result was neither European nor Chinese, but a dynamic fusion that has continued to produce theory right up to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn illustrating how cultural interaction with alien perspectives, civilizations, and worldviews can further human development, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese and European history and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shuchen Xiang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032638249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032638249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Shuchen Xiang","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097227796735,"sku":"9781032638249","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-china-shaped-the-enlightenment-shuchen-xiang-9781032638249","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}