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The Chan's Great Continent: China in Western MindsChina has transfixed the West since the earliest contacts between these civilizations. With his characteristic elegance and insight, Jonathan Spence explores how the West has understood China over seven centuries. Ranging from Marco Polo's own depiction of China and the mighty Khan, Kublai, in the 1270s to the China sightings of three twentieth century writers of acknowledged genius Kafka, Borges, and Calvino Spence conveys Western thought on China
China has transfixed the West since the earliest contacts between these civilizations. With his characteristic elegance and insight, Jonathan Spence explores how the West has understood China over seven centuries. Ranging from Marco Polo's own depiction of China and the mighty Khan, Kublai, in the 1270s to the China sightings of three twentieth-century writers of acknowledged genius-Kafka, Borges, and Calvino-Spence conveys Western thought on China through a remarkable array of expression. Peopling Spence's account are Iberian adventurers, Enlightenment thinkers, spinners of the dreamy cult of Chinoiserie, and American observers such as Bret Harte, Mark Twain, Ezra Pound, and Eugene O'Neill. Taken together, these China sightings tell us as much about the self-image of the West as about China. "Wonderful. . . . Spence brilliantly demonstrates how] generation after generation of Westerners have] asked themselves, 'What is it . . . that held this astonishing, diverse, and immensely populous land together?' "--New York Times Book ReviewBinding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 10/17/1999
ISBN: 9780393319897
Pages: 279
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.21w x 0.78d
Review Citations: New York Times 11/14/1999 pg. 38
Ingram Advance 10/01/1999 pg. 150
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Good one.
Color: carrot orange
Our Lab loved it. Nice and sturdy apart from the leaves, which were short lived. Overall a good toy for a big boy.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Fun for retrieving and chewing.
Color: carrot orange
My lab loves this carrot, and uses it to retrieve and is not easily destroyed. However, he was able to pull off the leaves the first day. It’s still functional, just know they’re gonna come off if you have a chewer. Purchased based of recommendations for indestructible toys.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Great
Color: carrot orange
The greenery came off very quickly after a few chews but the orange rubber material, my pup really enjoys. It feels good on her teeth and she will just chew on it for hours.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Very durable!
Color: carrot orange
This toy lasted us so long! It is durable, the dogs love the squeaker, and they love to try to chew the green leaves.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2026
★★★★★ 3
Did not last an hour. Leaves destroyed and pieces everywhere.
Color: carrot orange
Did not last an hour for medium size dog. Will not hold up to any aggressive chewer.
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