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Explorers & Scientists in China's Borderlands, 1880-1950

Denise M Glover
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Description:The scientists and explorers profiled in this engaging study of pioneering Euro-American exploration of late imperial and Republican China range from botanists to ethnographers to missionaries. Although a diverse lot, all believed in objective, progressive, and universally valid science; a close association between scientific and humanistic knowledge; a lack of conflict between science and faith; and the union of the natural world and the world of "nature people." Explorers and Scientists in China's Borderlands examines their cultural and personal assumptions while emphasizing their remarkable lives, and considers their contributions to a body of knowledge that has important contemporary significance.Essays are devoted to D. C. Graham, Joseph Rock, Reginald Farrer and George Forrest, Ernest Henry Wilson, Paul Vial, Johan Gunnar Andersson and Ding Wenjiang, and Friedrich Weiss and Hedwig Weiss-Sonnenburg. Richly illustrated with historic photographs, this collection reveals the extraordinary lives and times of these remarkable people.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Explorers & Scientists in China's Borderlands, 1880-1950. To get started finding Explorers & Scientists in China's Borderlands, 1880-1950, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
320
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PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Release
2012
ISBN
0295804513

Explorers & Scientists in China's Borderlands, 1880-1950

Denise M Glover
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
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Description: The scientists and explorers profiled in this engaging study of pioneering Euro-American exploration of late imperial and Republican China range from botanists to ethnographers to missionaries. Although a diverse lot, all believed in objective, progressive, and universally valid science; a close association between scientific and humanistic knowledge; a lack of conflict between science and faith; and the union of the natural world and the world of "nature people." Explorers and Scientists in China's Borderlands examines their cultural and personal assumptions while emphasizing their remarkable lives, and considers their contributions to a body of knowledge that has important contemporary significance.Essays are devoted to D. C. Graham, Joseph Rock, Reginald Farrer and George Forrest, Ernest Henry Wilson, Paul Vial, Johan Gunnar Andersson and Ding Wenjiang, and Friedrich Weiss and Hedwig Weiss-Sonnenburg. Richly illustrated with historic photographs, this collection reveals the extraordinary lives and times of these remarkable people.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Explorers & Scientists in China's Borderlands, 1880-1950. To get started finding Explorers & Scientists in China's Borderlands, 1880-1950, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
320
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Release
2012
ISBN
0295804513

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