China's transition to modernity : the new classical vision of Dai Zhen

China's transition to modernity : the new classical vision of Dai Zhen / Minghui Hu.

Author/creator	Hu, Minghui
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2015]
Description	xi, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Dai, Zhen, 1724-1777. Philosophy, Chinese--1644-1912. China--Intellectual life --1644-1912. China--History --Qianlong, 1736-1795.

Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-273) and index.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2014050175
ISBN	9780295994765 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0295994762 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Standard identifier#	40025044429

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	B5234 .T324 H83 2015	✔ Available	Place Hold