Hospitality and the Enlightenment (Encountering China)

With the change of power in Washington, the word 'Enlightenment' has taken on a dramatic topicality that no one could have wished for. The wisdom of the eighteenth century could not be more relevant. This book demonstrates a relationship between hospitality towards the foreigner and the European Enlightenment - a relationship that is relevant to today's landscape.Greve begins by unfolding the phil...