Joseph Needham Francesca Bray (5 results)

Hard cover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Volume 6, part 2 only. Cover corners are bumped and worn. Spine is bumped, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint of 1984. Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket. xxvii, 724pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Black gilt-lettered spine and illustrated boards. f/[iece (Chinese with one red character)+ t.p. with red pub. logo. xxvii (inc. all prelims) + 724 + (4 blank), 271 figrues of various kinds inc. many full page; this is virtually As New but for small scrap of adhesion between last blank and recto rear end-paper of trivial significance. Apparently one of the scarcest titles in this series, perhaps the greatest scholarship project of the 20th century. 19.5 cm x 25 cm.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Hardcover: As New, jacket: As New, 25 x 20 cm, 724 pp., English, 1st Edition, illustrations, book condition: As New The book is still regarded in the West as one of the most comprehensive and in-depth studies of the technological history of Chinese agriculture. Bray structures the ancient agricultural revolutions of China around several major themes: Field Systems: How the Chinese landscape was restructured over the centuries with advanced terraces, irrigation networks, and unique patterns of land distribution. Tools and Techniques: A detailed analysis of agricultural technologies, such as the early invention of the iron plow, seed drills, efficient harvesting techniques, and advanced storage methods. Crop Systems: Which crops were grown where, how crop rotation was effectively employed to maintain soil fertility, and the central role of wet rice cultivation. The Great Comparison: In the conclusion, the book makes a deep theoretical comparison between the European agricultural revolution and the agricultural transformations in China (such as the 'Green Revolution' during the Han and Song dynasties). Like the rest of the series, this volume also attempts to answer the famous Needham Question: why did the modern Scientific Revolution ultimately take place in Europe and not in China, while premodern Chinese agricultural technology and efficiency were centuries ahead of those in the West? Bray answers this by looking at the socio-economic structure and ecological dynamics of Asian rice culture. [This description may have been translated by AI.].…