Wang, Zuoyue (Author)
Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Volume: 98
Pages: 558--570
Publication date: 2007
Language: English
Edition Details: Part of Focus section: “Science and Modern China”
The question of the role of the state has, in one way or another, dominated historical studies of science and technology in modern China, a field that has experienced rapid growth since the early 1980s both inside and outside of China. While Western scholars have focused their analysis on the state control of science and scientists, Chinese historians and writers, often working under political restrictions, have largely adopted a descriptive approach with an emphasis on biographical, institutional, and disciplinary histories and on the theme of Chinese nationalism. The emergence of an international community of younger historians of science, the easing of access to primary source materials, and new attention to transnational and comparative perspectives promise to make the field an exciting area of scholarship.
...MoreArticle Elman, Benjamin A. (2007) New Directions in the History of Modern Science in China: Global Science and Comparative History. Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 517).
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