The French in Macao in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries:
Literary, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives investigates the role
that Macao played as a meeting place of the East and the West during
this period of time and its decline as a Portuguese colony in the eyes
of the Europeans. The book provides a comprehensive view of
representations of Macao as portrayed by the French. These texts in
French have been studied less than Chinese or Portuguese texts on Macao.
Overall, the book contributes to the study of colonial history, cultural
studies, and China in the late Qing dynasty.