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	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2015]
Description	xi, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014050175
ISBN	9780295994765 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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