A cultural history of modern science in China /
Benjamin A. Elman
- xii, 308pages: illustration; 21 cm maps
- New histories of science technology and medicine .
Includes bibliographical references and index
The Jesuit legacy -- Recovering the Chinese classics -- The rise of Imperial Chinese manufacturing and trade -- Science and the Protestant mission -- From textbooks to Darwin: modern science arrives -- Government arsenals spur new technologies -- The displacement of traditional Chinese science and medicine -- Appendixes.
Presents a retelling of 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. This book also gives an account of the emergence of modern science in China, placing this emergence in historical context for both students of modern science and specialists of China