Author: Hu Minghui 胡明輝

China's transition to modernity : the new classical vision of Dai Zhen
Date2015
Publish_locationSeattle
PublisherUniversity of Washington Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeBook, Digital Book (PDF)
Series
ShelfHallway Cases, Digital Archives
Call NumberB5234.T324 H83 2015
Descriptionxi, 285 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm.
Note

China's transition to modernity : the new classical vision of Dai Zhen / Minghui Hu.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

The man and his times -- How Jesuit science conquered the Kangxi court -- Searching for truth in the origins of civilizations -- How to build a coalition around science -- An outsider enters the mainstream -- How to dethrone Jesuit science -- Bringing it home to the palace of light -- Legibility of visionary scholars.

Local access dig.pdf. [Hu-China's Transition.pdf]

Multimedia
SubjectJesuits--China--Qing dynasty, 1644-1911--Contributions in astronomy China--Intellectual life--Qing dynasty, 1644-1911 China--History--Qianlong 乾隆, 1736-1795 Dai Zhen 戴震, 1724-1777 Philosophy, Chinese--Qing dynasty, 1644-1911 Scientists--China--Qing dynasty, 1644-1911--Biography Mathematicians--China--17th-18th centuries
ISBN9780295994765 ; 0295994762
LCCN2014050175