Within the Four Seas: The Dialogue of East and West

Unmarked text. Measures 5.25x8.5 inches. 228p. Index. Chronology of China.

Needham's most significant essays, on the history of Chinese science, technology and culture. Discusses the valuable social and intellectual influences which have flowed to Europe from South as well as East Asia, and suggests that the events of the twentieth century were a natural development of Chinese history, not a deviation from it.

Joseph Needham (1900-1995) was a British biochemist, historian of science and sinologist known for his scientific research and writing on the history of Chinese science and technology, initiating publication of the multivolume Science and Civilisation in China.

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ISBN: 0802063608

ISBN-13: 9780802063601

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Year: 1979

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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