by Alain Peyrefitte · Plaza&Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401230141
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«El imperio inmóvil o El choque de los mundos» is the historical essay by Alain Peyrefitte, published by Plaza&Janés in paperback (730 pages, in Spanish).
A British expedition tried to open China to Western trade in the 18th century; the empire rejected it and treated its envoys as prisoners. Alain Peyrefitte turns that failed encounter into a journey to the Celestial Empire, stagnant in its perfection, and to the British Empire, torn between dirigisme and liberalism.
Translation by Manuel Escrivá de Romani; Hombre y sociedad collection. Original title in French: L'empire immobile ou le choc des mondes.
For readers interested in the history of China, colonialism, and the encounter between civilizations.
Alain Peyrefitte was a French scholar and politician. He was a confidant of Charles de Gaulle and had a long career in public service, serving as a diplomat in Germany and Poland. Peyrefitte is remembered for his support for partitioning Algeria amid the Algerian War.
