A cultural history of modern science in China / / Benjamin A. Elman
(Visualizza in formato marc)
(Visualizza in BIBFRAME)
| Autore: |
Elman Benjamin A. <1946->
|
| Titolo: |
A cultural history of modern science in China / / Benjamin A. Elman
|
| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | xii, 308 p. : ill., maps |
| Disciplina: | 509.51/0903 |
| Soggetto topico: | Science - China - History |
| Technology - China - History | |
| Classificazione: | NK 5190 |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-283) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front matter -- 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 1840's to 1900 in a concise and accessible form ideal for the classroom. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A cultural history of modern science in China |
| ISBN: | 9780674036482 |
| 0674036484 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910973094203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
New histories of science, technology, and medicine.