Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 769 pages
- Published by: Cambridge University Press January 22, 2001
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0521652707
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521652704
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Book Dimensions:
10 x 7.7 x 2 inches
- Weighs: 4.4 pounds
Product Review
'Huang has covered almost everything that one could possibly want to know about food and food processing in traditional China.' Journal of History of Medicine ' illuminating, quirky and infectiously enthusiastic '. Annals of Science 'H. T. Huang is a distinguished biochemist as well as being deeply learned in the Chinese tradition Huang's technical explanations are often demanding, but the reader who perseveres will find the book rewarding.' British Journal for the History of Science
Product Review
"This is a welcome addition to the extraordinary Science and Civilization in China (SCC) seriesits beauty lies in its details, particularly the numerous photographs and original drawings, the delightful stories, and the loving attention to the everyday technologies" Technology and Culture
"[An] amazing and enduring study[Needham brings] depth of emotion and technical finesse to his task."
Jonathan Spence, New York Review of Books
"Perhaps the greatest single act of historical synthesis and intercultural communication ever attempted by one man."
Laurence Picken, Cambridge University