Description: The idea for this volume took shape within a group of scholars working on the history of science in Asia. The subject area is unique and the book can be used as supplemental reading for the history of science in 'non-western' countries.
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"The resulting collection is a complex and stimulating blend of detailed scholarly investigations and general historiographical observations contributed by an impressive line-up of researchers. ... serve the two sets of readers who will no doubt be interested in this book, those who are curious in the specialised treatments and ... those who are drawn to the broad themes that these detailed studies offer. ... scholarly erudition throughout the book as a whole is commendable, and it is an asset to the advancement of the field." (Clemency Montelle, Metascience, Vol. 21, 2012)