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Description:This is the first comprehensive work on one of the key figures in early Chinese-Western relations. Xu Guangqi was one of the first promoters of Western science in China, worked together with the Jesuit Matteo Ricci on translations of Western science, was one of the first Chinese converts, a high-ranking statesman, organizer of a major calendar reform, introduced Western weapons into the Chinese army, etc. etc. His astonishingly multifarious activities are now for the first time pieced together within their (Chinese and Western) social, intellectual and cultural context. The result is a composite profile of this complex figure that is solidly anchored in Chinese (and Western) primary sources A major achievement.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Statecraft and Intellectual Renewal in Late Ming China : The Cross-Cultural Synthesis of Xu Guangqi (1562-1633). To get started finding Statecraft and Intellectual Renewal in Late Ming China : The Cross-Cultural Synthesis of Xu Guangqi (1562-1633), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This is the first comprehensive work on one of the key figures in early Chinese-Western relations. Xu Guangqi was one of the first promoters of Western science in China, worked together with the Jesuit Matteo Ricci on translations of Western science, was one of the first Chinese converts, a high-ranking statesman, organizer of a major calendar reform, introduced Western weapons into the Chinese army, etc. etc. His astonishingly multifarious activities are now for the first time pieced together within their (Chinese and Western) social, intellectual and cultural context. The result is a composite profile of this complex figure that is solidly anchored in Chinese (and Western) primary sources A major achievement.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Statecraft and Intellectual Renewal in Late Ming China : The Cross-Cultural Synthesis of Xu Guangqi (1562-1633). To get started finding Statecraft and Intellectual Renewal in Late Ming China : The Cross-Cultural Synthesis of Xu Guangqi (1562-1633), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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