A Cultural History of Modern Science in China / / Benjamin A. Elman.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Elman, Benjamin A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (326 p.)
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674036482; 9783110649772; 9783110756067; 9783110442205
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674036482
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: 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.