Abstract
This article is dedicated to the journey of Catherine de Bourboulon (1827-1865) with her husband, a French diplomat, through northern China, Mongolia, and Russia, during which she wrote a journal that was published upon her return to France in 1866. This journal reflects both her compassion for the Chinese and Mongols living in miserable conditions and her admiration for the landscape of the Gobi Desert. However, her perspective also establishes a hierarchical relationship with the Other. In this regard, our approach aims to show how the concept of civilization justifies Catherine de Bourboulon’s stance, convinced of the superiority of Europeans over the Chinese.
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Meng, Qingya
(2024)
"Catherine de Bourboulon's diary in China (1858-1862) Fracture between East and West,"
Soroud: The journal of Literacy Criticism: Vol. 7:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarhub.univh2c.ma/soroud/vol7/iss1/5