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Network of Knowledge
Terrence Jackson
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Description for Network of Knowledge
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Nagasaki during the Tokugawa (1603–1868) was truly Japan's window on the world with its Chinese residences and Deshima island, where Western foreigners, including representatives of the Dutch East India Company, were confined. In 1785 ?tsuki Gentaku (1757–1827) journeyed from the capital to Nagasaki to meet Dutch physicians and the Japanese who acted as their interpreters. Gentaku was himself a physician, but he was also a Dutch studies (rangaku) scholar who passionately believed that European science and medicine were critical to Japan's progress. Network of Knowledge examines the development of Dutch studies during the crucial years 1770–1830 as Gentaku, with the ... Read more
Nagasaki during the Tokugawa (1603–1868) was truly Japan's window on the world with its Chinese residences and Deshima island, where Western foreigners, including representatives of the Dutch East India Company, were confined. In 1785 ?tsuki Gentaku (1757–1827) journeyed from the capital to Nagasaki to meet Dutch physicians and the Japanese who acted as their interpreters. Gentaku was himself a physician, but he was also a Dutch studies (rangaku) scholar who passionately believed that European science and medicine were critical to Japan's progress. Network of Knowledge examines the development of Dutch studies during the crucial years 1770–1830 as Gentaku, with the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Hawai'i Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824853587
SKU
V9780824853587
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