A Japanese view of nature : the world of living things / / by Kinji Imanishi ; translated by Pamela J. Asquith. [et al.] ; edited and introduced by Pamela J. Asquith

• Autore: Imanishi Kinji <1902, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, N.Y., : Routledge, 2002; London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (152 p.)
• Disciplina: 570/.1
• Soggetto topico: Biología - Filosofía
• Classificazione: 08.46
• Altri autori: AsquithPamela J. <1951->
• Note generali: Seibutsu no Sekai first published in 1941 by Kobundo shobo.
• Nota di bibliografia: Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas [90]-91) e índice
• Nota di contenuto: Title ; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Similarity and difference; Chapter 2 On structure; Chapter 3 On environment; Chapter 4 On society; Chapter 5 On history; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Although <EM>Seibutsu no Sekai (The World of Living Things)</EM>, the seminal 1941 work of Kinji Imanishi, had an enormous impact in Japan, both on scholars and on the general public, very little is known about it in the English-speaking world. This book makes the complete text available in English for the first time and provides an extensive introduction and notes to set the work in context. Imanishi's work, based on a very wide knowledge of science and the natural world, puts forward a distinctive view of nature and how it should be studied. Imanishi's work is particularly important as a bac
• Titolo autorizzato: A Japanese view of nature
• ISBN: 1-136-13114-0; 9780700716326; 1-136-13122-1; 0-203-03752-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811484303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Japan anthropology workshop series.