| The Making of the Human Sciences in China: Historical and Conceptual Foundations Contributor(s): Chiang, Howard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004397612 ISBN-13: 9789004397613 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $213.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Social Science | Sociology - General - Medical | History |
| Series: China Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.75 lbs) 566 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume provides a history of how "the human" has been constituted as a subject of scientific inquiry in China from the seventeenth century to the present. Organized around four themes--"Parameters of Human Life," "Formations of the Human Subject," "Disciplining Knowledge," and "Deciphering Health"--it scrutinizes the development of scientific knowledge and technical interest in human organization within an evolving Chinese society. Spanning the Ming-Qing, Republican, and contemporary periods, its twenty-four original, synthetic chapters ground the mutual construction of "China" and "the human" in concrete historical contexts. As a state-of-the-field survey, a definitive textbook for teaching, and an authoritative reference that guides future research, this book pushes Sinology, comparative cultural studies, and the history of science in new directions. |