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Science and Confucian Statecraft in East Asia (Hardcover)
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Science and Confucian Statecraft in East Asia (Hardcover)
Series: Science and Religion in East Asia, 2
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Science and Confucian Statecraft in East Asia explores science and
technology as practiced in the governments of premodern China and
Korea. Contrary to the stereotypical image of East Asian
bureaucracy as a generally negative force having hindered free
enquiries and scientific progress, this volume offers a more
nuanced picture of how science and technology was deployed in the
service of state governance in East Asia. Presenting richly
documented cases of the major state-sponsored sciences, astronomy,
medicine, gunpowder production, and hydraulics, this book
illustrates how rulers' and scholar-officials' concern for
efficient and legitimate governance shaped production, circulation,
and application of natural knowledge and useful techniques.
Contributors include: Francesca Bray, Christopher Cullen, Asaf
Goldschmidt, Cho-ying Li, Jongtae Lim, Peter Lorge, Joong-Yang
Moon, Kwon soo Park, Dongwon Shin, Pierre-Etienne Will
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