Plants, Germs, and Animals: They Want to Be in History, Too

Environmental history, history of science, and animal studies are emerging trends in the historiography of modern East Asia, for good reason. Environmental concerns are prominent in the region today, and environmental factors are important to understanding its history. Science (together with technol...

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Published in:Cross-currents (Honolulu, Hawaii) 2014, 0(10), , pp.80-92
Main Author: Fa-ti Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
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역사학
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Summary:Environmental history, history of science, and animal studies are emerging trends in the historiography of modern East Asia, for good reason. Environmental concerns are prominent in the region today, and environmental factors are important to understanding its history. Science (together with technology) has been held up as the benchmark of modernity in East Asia for more than a century and has been fundamental to visions of the modern nation (consider, for example, Mr. Science in China’s May Fourth Movement). Animal studies is the newest of these trends. This field has gained notice only in recent years, yet there are signs that it is becoming a popular topic... KCI Citation Count: 0
ISSN:2158-9666
2158-9674