A Chinaman's Opinion of Us and of His Own People. (As Expressed in Letters from Australia to His Friend in China).
London. Chatto and Windus. 1927. Stock ID #214230 This fictitious work was for many years believed to be based on the letters of a Chinese man living in Melbourne in the 1890s. Their veracity was such that a number of the letters were included in Roger Pelissier's collection of documents relating to China 'The Awakening of China' which was published first in French and then in English and used in Chinese history classes through to the 1980s. When referring to this item please quote stockid 214230.
Translated with an introduction by J. A. Makepeace. x + 296pp, glossary, linen spine with marbled paper covered boards, now considerably worn at extremities, cloth spine faded. Prior owner name inscribed on 3 pages. Some foxing throughout. A sound reading copy.
'A Chinaman's Opinion of Us' is an interesting example of what was then the relatively new principle of cultural relativism.
Price: $75.00 AU