https://www.scmp.com/rss/517558/feed Christopher Harding is a cultural historian of Japan, India and East-West connections, based at the University of Edinburgh. He covers a wide range of topics in his writing, including history, politics, religion and pop culture, for publications including BBC History magazine, The Guardian, The Telegraph, UnHerd and The New York Times. He also writes a free weekly newsletter on Asian history called IlluminAsia. He is a presenter on BBC Radio 3’s arts and ideas programme Free Thinking, and a... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Extracted from The Light of Asia: A History of Western Fascination with the East by Christopher Harding, published by Allen Lane, January 2024 *** “Honoured emperors and kings, dukes and marquesses, counts, knights and townspeople, and all who want to know about the various races of mankind and the peculiarities of the various regions of the world, take this book and have it read to you! “Here you will find all the greatest wonders and chief curiosities of Greater Armenia and Persia, of the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3249925/book-extract-marco-polos-china-travels-have-been-doubted-historian-sees-them-new-light?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3249925/book-extract-marco-polos-china-travels-have-been-doubted-historian-sees-them-new-light?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jan 2024 10:15:11 +0000