Historical Perspectives on East Asian Science, Technology and Medicine (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789971692599)

Historical Perspectives on East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine brings together over fifty papers by leading contemporary historians from more than a dozen nations. It is the third in a series of books growing out of the tri-annual International Conference on the History of Science in East Asia, the largest and most prestigious gathering of scholars in the field. The current volume broadens the field's traditional focus on China to include path-breaking work on Vietnam, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and even the transmission of Asian science and technology to Europe and the United States. Topics covered include: traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, and Filipino medicines; Chinese astronomy; Japanese earthquakes; science and technology policy; architecture; the digital revolution; and much else.

Author: Alan Kam Leung Chan
ISBN-10: 9971692597
ISBN-13: 9789971692599
Publisher: Singapore University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/24/2002
Pages: 608
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.70w x 1.20d