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Available
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Publication
Oxford University Press / The Clarendon Press
Description
As China's international status grows, its civilization excites an increasing interest from the outside world. The Legacy of China is the perfect solution for anyone in need of a non-textbook introduction to the world's legacies from China in the major realms of spirit and intellect. This highly-praised work includes essays by eminent experts like Joseph Needham, A. C. Graham, Michael Sullivan and Patrick Hanan on science, philosophy, art and literature. 27 plates. Index.
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Original publication date
1964
Call number
AHC.DAR.LEC
Library's review
As China's international status grows, its civilization excites an increasing interest in the outside world. This latest addition in the 'Legacy' series satisfies the demand for a general survey of what the world owes China in the major realms of the spirit and intellect. The first general account
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of Chinese civilization to give proper recognition to scientific and technological achievements, its new and more accurate perspective guarantees its place as a standard work which will be of interest both to scholar and layman.'(Excerpt from inside cover)
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Pages
392