Science and Confucian statecraft in east Asia /
Science and Confucian Statecraft in East Asia explores science and technology as practiced in the governments of premodern China and Korea. Contrary to the stereotypical image of east Asian bureaucracy as a generally negative force having hindered free enquiries and scientific progress, this volume...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2019]
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| Series: | Science and religion in East Asia ;
volume 2. |
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| Summary: | Science and Confucian Statecraft in East Asia explores science and technology as practiced in the governments of premodern China and Korea. Contrary to the stereotypical image of east Asian bureaucracy as a generally negative force having hindered free enquiries and scientific progress, this volume offers a more nuanced picture of how science and technology was deployed in the service of state governance in east Asia. Presenting richly documented cases of the major state-sponsored sciences, astronomy, medicine, gunpowder production and hydraulics, this book illustrates how rulers' and scholar-officials' concern for efficient and legitimate governance shaped production, circulation and application of natural knowledge and useful techniques. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 288 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004390577 900439057X |