Science and Confucian Statecraft in East Asia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23522650 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jongtae LIM, Francesca Bray (0000-0002-3248-7787) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-27 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Science and Confucian Statecraft in East Asia (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004392908 |
| OpenAlex | W3097590850 |
| ISBN | 9789004392908 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
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-Étienne Will
Archaeology · Bureaucracy · China · Corporate governance · East Asia · Gunpowder · Management · Political science · State (computer science) · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |