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The Crafting of the 10,000 Things: Knowledge and Technology in Seventeenth-Century China
Dagmar Schafer
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The Crafting of the 10,000 Things: Knowledge and Technology in Seventeenth-Century China
Dagmar Schafer
The last decades of the Ming dynasty, though plagued by chaos and destruction, saw major advances in knowledge and technology. This title sheds light on the development of scientific thinking in China, the purpose of technical writing, and its role in and effects on Chinese history.
368 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 15, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226735849 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 352 |
| Dimensions | 236 × 161 × 29 mm · 676 g |
| Language | English |
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