A Cultural History of Modern Science in China / / Benjamin A. Elman.
In A Cultural History of Modern Science in China, Elman has retold the story of the Jesuit impact on late imperial China, circa 1600-1800, and the Protestant era in early modern China from the 1840s to 1900 in a concise and accessible form ideal for the classroom.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2006 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Conventions
- Chinese Dynasties
- Introduction
- 1. The Jesuit Legacy
- 2. Recovering the Chinese Classics
- 3. The Rise of Imperial Chinese Manufacturing and Trade
- 4. Science and the Protestant Mission
- 5. From Textbooks to Darwin: Modern Science Arrives
- 6. Government Arsenals Spur New Technologies
- 7. The Displacement of Traditional Chinese Science and Medicine
- Appendixes
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index