The Man Who Loved China.
The Bookwatch • July, 2008 • The Man Who Loved China: Joseph Needham and the Making
of a Masterpiece
The Man Who Loved China
Simon Winchester
HarperCollins Publishers
10 East 53rd Street, New York NY 10022-5299
9780060884598, $27.95 www.harpercollins.com
THE MAN WHO LOVED CHINA: JOSEPH NEEDHAM ND THE MAKING OF A
MASTERPIECE reviews the life of an eccentric who moved from being a
biochemist at Cambridge to marrying a visiting Chinese student and
journeying to China. His fascination with and scholarship into Chinese
history and enigmas produced a 24-volume treatise on SCIENCE AND
CIVILIZATION OF CHINA, which remains the longest book on China ever
written in English. An outstanding survey blends Needham's life
with an outline of Chinese accomplishments and history.
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