Book ID: CBB001213369

Cultures of Knowledge: Technology in Chinese History (2012)

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Schäfer, Dagmar (Editor)


Brill


Publication Date: 2012
Physical Details: vi + 394 pp.
Language: English

Looking at knowledge transmission as a cultural feature, this book isolates and examines the individual factors that affect knowledge in the making and created uniquely Chinese cultures of knowledge. The volume is organized into four sections: Internode, Imperial Court, Agora, and Scholarly Arts. Each has a theoretical introduction, followed by two core contributions from experts in Chinese history. The section concludes with a `reflection' by a historian of Western Technology who scrutinizes each sphere and identifies the points that reflect universal technological experience. The combination of broadly sketched theoretical introductions and detailed core contributions provides an unparalleled insight into pre-modern Chinese history from the Song to early Qing dynasty, revealing Chinese attitudes towards innovation and invention.

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Authors & Contributors
Leung, Angela Ki Che
Yuanzhi Li
Derui Tan
Fangtao Zhang
Mingwu Zhang
Shi Yunli Zhu Haohao
Concepts
East Asia, civilization and culture
Transmission of ideas
Technology
Historiography
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Time Periods
Ancient
Medieval
Early modern
17th century
Song Dynasty (China, 960-1279)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912)
Places
China
Europe
Greece
Middle and Near East
Mongolia
Japan
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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