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Needham's book series is very interesting, but most professional historians who read ancient Chinese sources in the original language think that Needham engaged
by tokenadult 13y ago
Needham's book series is very interesting, but most professional historians who read ancient Chinese sources in the original language think that Needham engaged in huge amounts of axe-grinding to try to make his Marxist point about the development of science and technology in China.
- pradocchia 13y agoThat was an occupational hazard in Sinology for many years. Still, it's a great resource--the bibliography alone is a great resource.