On Their Own Terms : : Science in China, 1550-1900 / / Benjamin A. ELMAN.
Since the middle of the nineteenth century, imperial reformers, early Republicans, Guomindang party cadres, and Chinese Communists have all prioritized science and technology. In this book, Elman gives a nuanced account of the ways in which native Chinese science evolved over four centuries, under t...
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ELMAN, Benjamin A., author. On Their Own Terms : Science in China, 1550-1900 / Benjamin A. ELMAN. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009] ©2005 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Maps, Illustrations, and Tables -- Chinese Dynasties -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- I. Introduction -- Prologue -- 1. Ming Classification on the Eve of Jesuit Contact -- II. Natural Studies and the Jesuits -- 2. The Late Ming Calendar Crisis and Gregorian Reform -- 3. Sino-Jesuit Accommodations During the Seventeenth Century -- 4. The Limits of Western Learning in the Early Eighteenth Century -- 5. The Jesuit Role as Experts in High Qing Cartography and Technology -- III. Evidential Research and Natural Studies -- 6. Evidential Research and the Restoration of Ancient Learning -- 7. Seeking the Truth and High Qing Mathematics -- IV. Modern Science and the Protestants -- 8. Protestants, Education, and Modern Science to 1880 -- 9. The Construction of Modern Science in Late Qing China -- V. Qing Reformism and Modern Science -- 10. Government Arsenals, Science, and Technology in China after 1860 -- 11. Displacement of Traditional Chinese Science and Medicine in the Twentieth Century -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Bibliography of Chinese and Japanese Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Credits -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Since the middle of the nineteenth century, imperial reformers, early Republicans, Guomindang party cadres, and Chinese Communists have all prioritized science and technology. In this book, Elman gives a nuanced account of the ways in which native Chinese science evolved over four centuries, under the influence of both Jesuit and Protestant missionaries. In the end, he argues, the Chinese produced modern science on their own terms. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019) Science China History 16th century. Science China History 17th century. Science China History 18th century. Science China History 19th century. HISTORY / Asia / China. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package 9783110649772 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442205 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2014 9783110459517 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2015 9783110662566 https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674036475 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780674036475.jpg |
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