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Within the Four Seas : The Dialogue of East and West
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Joseph Needham is one of the world's experts on China and her culture, especially the history of science and technology in that great civilization. Reprinted here are some of the most significant o...
Joseph Needham is one of the world's experts on China and her culture, especially the history of science and technology in that great civilization. Reprinted here are some of the most significant of his essays, lectures and broadcasts on these subjects.
Details
- Creator
- Joseph Needham
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
- ©1979
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (228 pages)
- ISBNs
- 9781487577841, 1487577842, 0802063608
- OCLC
- on1129170082, on1085567496
- Includes index.
- In English.
- Cover; 1. The Dialogue of East and West; 2. The Past in China's Present; 3. The Chinese Contribution to Scientific Humanism; 4. A Poem in his Own Style (for Rewi Alley); 5. The Ways of Szechuan; 6. The 2500th Birthday of Confucius; 7. The Confucian Temple at Chhang-An; 8. Saints in Chinese Culture; 9. The Ballad of Mêng Chiang Nü Weeping at the Great Wall; 10. Job the Paynim; 11. At the Tomb of the Princess; 12. The House of Wisdom; 13. Science and Peace -- the Asian Aspect; 14. The Fragrance of Friendship; 15. A Poem for a Chinese Friend; 16. Western Misconceptions About East Asia; 17. Yenan
- 18. Shao-Shan19. Psychology and Scientific Thought in East and West; 20. The Pilgrim Comes Again to Chhien-Fo-Tung; 21. Science and Religion in the Light of Asia; 22. Christianity and the Asian Cultures; CHRONOLOGY OF CHINA; INDEX