China and Charles Darwin
Author | : James Reeve Pusey |
Publisher | : Harvard Univ Asia Center |
Total Pages | : 576 |
Release | : 1983 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674117352 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674117358 |
Rating | : 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Download or read book China and Charles Darwin written by James Reeve Pusey and published by Harvard Univ Asia Center. This book was released on 1983 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study evaluates Darwin's theory of evolution as a stimulus to Chinese political changes and philosophic challenge to traditional Chinese beliefs. Pusey bases his analysis on a survey of journals issued from 1896 to 1910 and, after a break for revolutionary action, from 1915 to 1926, with emphasis on the era between the Sino-Japanese War and the Republician Revolution.