The Manchu Mirrors and the Knowledge of Plants and Animals in High Qing China

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ISBN9780674297517
EditorialHarvard University Press
Precio (sin IVA)66,89 €
Impuestos4,01 €
Precio (IVA incluido)70,90 €
Disponibilidad3 Unidades En almacén externo

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The Manchu Mirrors and the Knowledge of Plants and Animals in High Qing China is the first systematic study of the codification of Manchu and Chinese words for animals and plants in the eighteenth century. Bian and Söderblom Saarela show how Qing lexicographical practices left a lasting impact on natural historical scholarship in the modern era.