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Contains some of Joseph Needham's most significant essays, lectures and broadcasts on the history of Chinese science, technology and culture. Also included are some more personal thoughts stimulated by his own travels and experiences in China, including a number of poems.
The book 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.
Contains some of Joseph Needham's most significant essays, lectures and broadcasts on the history of Chinese science, technology and culture. Also included are some more personal thoughts stimulated by his own travels and experiences in China, including a number of poems.
The book 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.
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- PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0802063608
- ISBN 13 9780802063601
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number2
- Number of pages228
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WITHIN THE FOUR SEAS: The Dialogue of East and West
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Octavo, softcover, near fine in bluewraps. Clean and unmarked. 228 pp. including index and 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. Book. Seller Inventory # 69582
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Within the Four Seas: the Dialogue of East and West
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Second Impression. Fine 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.228 with index and chronology of China. clean tight unread copy former owner name on frontpiece. Seller Inventory # 007320
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