000433206 000__ 02834cam\a2200445Ia\4500 000433206 001__ 433206 000433206 005__ 20210513151622.0 000433206 006__ m\\\\\\\\u\\\\\\\\ 000433206 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000433206 008__ 120109s2011\\\\mdu\\\\\ob\\\\001\0beng\d 000433206 010__ $$z 2010050586 000433206 020__ $$a9781442205888 (electronic bk.) 000433206 020__ $$z1442205865 000433206 020__ $$z1442205881 000433206 020__ $$z9781442205864 000433206 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn712141895 000433206 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10459009 000433206 035__ $$a433206 000433206 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$cCaPaEBR 000433206 05014 $$aBV3427.R46$$bF6613 2011eb 000433206 1001_ $$aFontana, Michela. 000433206 24010 $$aMatteo Ricci.$$lEnglish 000433206 24510 $$aMatteo Ricci$$h[electronic resource] :$$ba Jesuit in the Ming Court /$$cMichela Fontana. 000433206 260__ $$aLanham, MD :$$bRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,$$cc2011. 000433206 300__ $$a1 online resource (xv, 317 p.) 000433206 500__ $$aTranslation of: Matteo Ricci / Michela Fontana. -- Milano : Mondadori, c2005. -- 347 pages ; 23 cm. 000433206 500__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000433206 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000433206 5050_ $$aThe Jesuit and mathematics -- In the East -- The difficulty of learning Chinese -- The man from the West -- The pride of Li Madou -- The meeting of Confucius and Euclid -- Metamorphosis into Mandarin -- The strength of friendship -- To Beijing! -- Heated disputes and science lessons -- Prisoner of the eunuch -- In the heart of the empire -- The empty throne -- The lord of heaven -- Doctor Paul -- Euclid becomes Chinese -- The open door -- After Matteo Ricci : the scientific legacy, triumph and persecution. 000433206 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000433206 520__ $$aMatteo Ricci (1552-1610), the first of the early Jesuit missionaries of the China mission, is widely considered the most outstanding cultural mediator of all time between China and the West. This engrossing and fluid book offers a thorough, knowledgeable biography of this fascinating and influential man, telling a deeply human and captivating story that still resonates today. Michela Fontana traces Ricci's travels in China in detail, providing a rich portrait of Ming China and the growing importance ofcultural exchanges between China and the West. 000433206 60010 $$aRicci, Matteo,$$d1552-1610. 000433206 61020 $$aJesuits$$zChina$$vBiography. 000433206 651_0 $$aChina$$xHistory. 000433206 651_0 $$aChina$$xHistory$$yMing dynasty, 1368-1644. 000433206 655_0 $$aElectronic books. 000433206 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aFontana, Michela.$$sMatteo Ricci. English.$$tMatteo Ricci.$$dLanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011$$z9781442205864$$w(DLC) 2010050586$$w(OCoLC)691204208 000433206 8520_ $$bacq 000433206 85280 $$bebk$$hProquest Ebook Central 000433206 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=673628$$zOnline Access 000433206 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:433206$$pGLOBAL_SET 000433206 980__ $$aEBOOK 000433206 980__ $$aBIB 000433206 982__ $$aEbook 000433206 983__ $$aOnline