Historical Perspectives on East Asian Science, Technology and Medicine

Alan K. L. Chan, Gregory K. Clancey & Hui-Chieh Loy (Editors)

This volume of selected papers from the Ninth International Conference on the History of Science in East Asia (ICHSEA) addresses diverse topics in astronomy, traditional Chinese medicine, the history of mathematics and Western Science in East Asia. ICHSEA is the major forum for scholars of science in East Asia.

The papers in the book make significant contributions to our understanding of the history of science in East and Southeast Asia.

The essays include:

• Nakayama Shigeru, The Digital Revolution and East Asian Science
• Kim Yung Sik, "Fossils", "Organic World-View", "The Earth's Motion", etc.: Problems of Judging East Asian Scientific Achievements from Western Perspectives
• Gregory Clancey, The Science of Eurasia: Meiji Seismology as Cultural Critique
• Sugiyama Shigeo, "Good Luck" in the History of Science in Japan
• Gao Xuan, Knowledge of the Dual Character of Technology: Viewpoints on Technology in Ancient China
• Lee Sung Kyu, Traditional East Asian Views of Nature Revisited
• Xi Zezong, On the Mistakes of Emperor Kangxi's Scientific Policy
• Li Di, The Late Qing Government's Policy Towards Science and Technology: The Case of Jiangnan Manufactory
• Zhang Li, The Institutionalization of Higher Science Education in China: A Case Study of Higher Chemistry Training before 1937
• Duan Yibing & Fan Hongye, A Shift in Academia Sinica's Mission in 1935
• Chen Shiwei, Enhancing China's International Prestige: The 1948 Sino-American Scientific Expedition to Mount Amne Machin
• Kuo Wen-Hua, When State and Policies Reproduce Each Other: Making Taiwan a Population Control Policy; Making a Population Control Policy for Taiwan
• Liu Yidong, The Internet in China: Policy and Problems
• Liao Boqin, Wang Liming, John Davis & Jia Boshen, The Impact of Local Government Policies on the Development of Traditional Technology: A Case Study of the Daning Salt Factory

Alan K. L. CHAN is Professor at the Department of Philosophy, National University of Singapore.
Gregory K. CLANCEY is Associate Professor at the Department of History and Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore.
Hui-Chieh LOY is Assistant Professor at the Department of Philosophy, National University of Singapore.

publication year: 2002
608 pages
ISBN: 978-9971-69-259-9  Paperback  US$30.00  S$38.00

A joint imprint with World Scientific.