The Islam, China, and the West Huff, Toby E. 1942- creator text bibliography enk United Kingdom Cambridge University press c2017 2017 Third edition. monographic eng

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xiii, 383 pages ; 24 cm. Introduction -- The comparative study of science -- Arabic science and the Islamic world -- Philosophy, science, and civilizational configurations -- The European legal revolution -- Madrasas and the transmitted sciences -- Universities and the institutionalization of science -- Science and civilization in China -- Education, examinations, and neo-confucianism -- Appendix 1 : anatomy and post-mortems in China -- Poverties and triumphs of Chinese science -- Appendix 2 : books and essays on western science and astronomy translated into Chinese by the Jesuits -- The rise of modern science -- Epilogue : science, history and development. by Toby E. Huff, Harvard University, Massachusetts. Includes bibliographical references and index. a------ e------ f------ ma----- Science Arab countries History Science Islamic countries History Science China History Science Europe History Q127.A5 H84 2017 509 9781107571075 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781107571075 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2016050854 DLC 180307 20250312110636.0 19362692 eng