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Within the Four Seas

The Dialogue of East and West
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Within the Four Seas collects Joseph Needham's most important essays, lectures and broadcasts on the history of Chinese science, technology and culture. The book also features personal reflections inspired by his travels in China, including poetry. It explores the profound social and intellectual contributions from South and East Asia to Europe, presenting 20th-century events as a continuation of Chinese history rather than a divergence.
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First published in 1969, this volume discusses the valuable social and intellectual influences which have flowed to Europe from South as well as East Asia.

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First published in 1969.

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.

Within the Four Seas 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 Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415361668

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 April 2005

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 590g

Pages: 228

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