French Perceptions of Macau as Place and Space in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

• Published in: Historical reflections Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 59 - 78
• Main Author: Xie, Jingzhen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Waterloo Berghahn Books, Inc 01.03.2023
• Subjects: 17th century; 19th century; 20th century; Culture; Diplomatic & consular services; Missionaries; Western culture; Witnesses; Writers; Southeast Asia; Hong Kong; Asia; China; Macao; United Kingdom; France; Portugal

Using eyewitness accounts by some French writers who sojourned in Macau during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this article investigates Macanese history from French perspectives. Attention is given to history, culture, and literature within writers’ interpretations. A distinct feature...