Modernity: The Sphinx and the Historian.

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  • Author(s): BENITE, ZVI BEN-DOR
  • Source:
    American Historical Review. Jun2011, Vol. 116 Issue 3, p638-652. 15p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      MODERNITY; EAST-West divide; CHRISTIANITY; WESTERNIZATION; CULTURE conflict
    • Subject Terms:
      CHINA
    • Abstract:
      An essay that examines how modernity is viewed by historians is presented. It addresses issues related to defining modernity as a distinct period of time in a distinct place and questions what occurs when two places experiencing this form of modernity meet. It examines issues related to the spread of Christianity in China, East-West relations and westernization.