On Their Own Terms - Science in China, 1550-1900

Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Since the mid-19th century! imperial reformers! Republicans! Guomindang party cadres! and Communists have all prioritized science and technology. Elman offers an account of the evolution of native Chinese science over four centuries under the influence of missionaries. In the end! he argues! the Chinese produced modern science on their own terms.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin A. Elman
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2005
• EAN: 9780674016859
• ISBN: 978-0-674-01685-9
• No. of pages: 606
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 44 mm
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)