{"product_id":"science-and-civilisation-in-china-volume-1-introductory-orientations-hardback-9780521057998","title":"Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 1, Introductory Orientations (Hardback) 9780521057998","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eScience and Civilisation in China: Volume 1, Introductory Orientations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoseph Needham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521057998, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 January 1956\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 19.5 x 3.1 cm, 1.079 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Perhaps the greatest single act of historical synthesis and intercultural communication ever attempted by one man.\"\u003cbr\u003e  Laurence Picken, Cambridge University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDr Joseph Needham's account of the Chinese achievement in science and technology will stand as one of the great works of our time. It has been acclaimed by specialists in both East and West and also by readers with wider and more general interests. The text, based on research of a high critical quality, is supported by many hundreds of illustrations and is imbued with a warm appreciation of China. Volume I is an introductory volume, in which Dr Needham prepares his readers for the study of a whole human culture. He begins by examining the structure of the Chinese language; he reviews the geography of China and the long history of its people, and discusses the scientific contacts which have occurred throughout the centuries, between Europe and East Asia.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Contents of the subsequent volumes of 'Science and Civilisation in China'\u003cbr\u003e 1. Preface\u003cbr\u003e 2. Plan of the work\u003cbr\u003e 3. Bibliographical notes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Geographical introduction\u003cbr\u003e 5. Historical introduction: I. The pre-imperial phase\u003cbr\u003e 6. Historical introduction: II. The empire of all under heaven\u003cbr\u003e 7. Conditions of travel of scientific ideas and techniques between China and Europe\u003cbr\u003e Bibliographies\u003cbr\u003e General index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52475166654744,"sku":"9780521057998","price":174.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780521057998i.jpg?v=1785805865","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/science-and-civilisation-in-china-volume-1-introductory-orientations-hardback-9780521057998","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}