Technology, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered
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What can the history of technology contribute to our understanding of late imperial China? Most stories about technology in pre-modern China follow a well-worn plot: in about 1400 after an early ferment of creativity that made it the most technologically sophisticated civilisation in the world, China entered an era of technical lethargy and decline. But how are we to reconcile this tale, which portrays China in the Ming and Qing dynasties as a...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0415639565
ISBN13:9780415639569
Release Date:June 2013
Publisher:Routledge
Length:296 Pages
Weight:0.97 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"
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