Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 1, Introductory Orientations
Introductory Orientations
Author: Joseph Needham Series: Science and Civilisation in China
Half title of some vols. in Chinese characters: Zhongguo ke xue ji shu shi.
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Half title of some vols. in Chinese characters: Zhongguo ke xue ji shu shi.
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Dr Joseph Needham's account of the Chinese achievement in science and technology will stand as one of the great works of our time. It has been acclaimed by specialists in both East and West and also by readers with wider and more general interests. The text, based on research of a high critical quality, is supported by many hundreds of illustrations and is imbued with a warm appreciation of China. Volume I is an introductory volume, in which Dr Needham prepares his readers for the study of a whole human culture. He begins by examining the structure of the Chinese language; he reviews the geography of China and the long history of its people, and discusses the scientific contacts which have occurred throughout the centuries, between Europe and East Asia.
Critic Reviews
“"Perhaps the greatest single act of historical synthesis and intercultural communication ever attempted by one man." Laurence Picken, Cambridge University”
"[An] astonishing and enduring study...[Needham brings] depth of emotion and technical finesse to his task." Jonathan Spence, New York Review of Books "Perhaps the greatest single act of historical synthesis and intercultural communication ever attempted by one man." Laurence Picken, Cambridge University
About the Author
Joseph Needham FRS (1900-1995) was the founder of the Science and Civilisation in China project.
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