China Gothic

Clark's book represents a valuable contribution in presenting the life and work of perhaps the most important Catholic bishop in nineteenth-century China * Monumenta Serica * [S]heds new light on an otherwise understudied era of architectural production in imperial China. The importance of the book lies in Clark's extensive archival work, which has yielded new textual and visual evidence of missionary-related activities in Qing China. * Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians * Clark connects scholarship on architecture with the political history of modern China. Broadly mobilizing secondary sources from political, missionary, and architectural studies, the book provides an account that largely harmonises with established historical narratives. * Architecture Beyond Europe * Clark's groundbreaking book delivers a pathway by which to approach China's century of humiliation through piecing together Favier's personal career, his long-forgotten architecture, and Sino-European conflicts... enriches our nuanced understanding of the nature of the Sino-European conflicts. * East Asian Science Technology and Medicine * [P]aints a vivid picture of the intricate relationships between Catholic missionaries in China and the local community... a most valuable contribution to colonial studies, architectural history, and Sino-Western interactions. [Clark] has...paved the way for what has enormous potential for further discussion and research. * Religious Studies Review *