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Questions of national identity have long dominated China's political, social, and cultural horizons. This title uses the development of modern geology to explore this complex relationship between science and nationalism in Republican China.

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"A rich, innovative, and finely crafted historical study of Chinese geology and society during the Republican period. It creatively combines political history, cultural analyses, and the history of science in tracing the development of the Chinese geoscientific community and related institutions, with special attention to the transnational dimensions of the enterprise. It will be recognized as a major contribution not only to the history of Chinese geology but also to modern Chinese history and the history of modern science in general." (Zuoyue Wang, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona)"

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 13/02/2014
      ISBN13: 9780226090405, 978-0226090405
      ISBN10: 022609040X
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      Nationalism and nationalist ideologies and movements History of science

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Questions of national identity have long dominated China's political, social, and cultural horizons. This title uses the development of modern geology to explore this complex relationship between science and nationalism in Republican China.

      Trade Review
      "A rich, innovative, and finely crafted historical study of Chinese geology and society during the Republican period. It creatively combines political history, cultural analyses, and the history of science in tracing the development of the Chinese geoscientific community and related institutions, with special attention to the transnational dimensions of the enterprise. It will be recognized as a major contribution not only to the history of Chinese geology but also to modern Chinese history and the history of modern science in general." (Zuoyue Wang, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona)"

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