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

Explorers and Scientists in China's Borderlands, 1880-1950
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Publisher : University of Washington Press
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 9780295804514
ISBN-13 : 0295804513
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Book Synopsis Explorers and Scientists in China's Borderlands, 1880-1950 by : Denise M. Glover

Download or read book Explorers and Scientists in China's Borderlands, 1880-1950 written by Denise M. Glover and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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