French Sinologist at the Collège de France who wrote A History of Chinese Civilization — the definitive single-volume history of China in a Western language — and China and the Christian Impact, examining how Chinese intellectuals understood early Christian missionaries.
Produced the most comprehensive and reliable single-volume history of Chinese civilization available in French and English — A History of Chinese Civilization's combination of breadth (prehistoric to modern) and depth (philosophy, economy, society, politics) made it the standard reference for Western students of China.
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