9780521632621 - Science and Civilisation in China: Biology and Biological Technology : Medicine von Joseph Needham , With Lu Gwei-Djen , Edited By Nathan Sivin (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. The latest volume in Joseph Needham's magisterial review of China's premodern scientific and technological traditions introduces the history of medicine. Following the deaths of Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen, a considerable amount of written material on the development of Chinese medicine awaited publication. This material has been gathered together by the editor, Nathan Sivin, in the five essays contained in this volume. They offer a broad and readable account of medicine in culture, including hygiene and preventive medicine, forensic medicine and immunology, and the examinations taken by some Chinese physicians for more than a thousand years. Professor Sivin has edited the essays, expanding them where appropriate and incorporating the results of recent research. His extensive introduction discusses the contributions of Needham and Lu, placing the essays in context, and surveys recent scholarship from China, Japan, Europe and the United States. A further volume in Joseph Needham's revelation on China which introduces the history of medicine. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 280 pages. 10.00x7.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. The latest volume in Joseph Needham's magisterial review of China's premodern scientific and technological traditions introduces the history of medicine. Following the deaths of Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen, a considerable amount of written material on the development of Chinese medicine awaited publication. This material has been gathered together by the editor, Nathan Sivin, in the five essays contained in this volume. They offer a broad and readable account of medicine in culture, including hygiene and preventive medicine, forensic medicine and immunology, and the examinations taken by some Chinese physicians for more than a thousand years. Professor Sivin has edited the essays, expanding them where appropriate and incorporating the results of recent research. His extensive introduction discusses the contributions of Needham and Lu, placing the essays in context, and surveys recent scholarship from China, Japan, Europe and the United States. A further volume in Joseph Needham's revelation on China which introduces the history of medicine. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.