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MoreFamine Plant Manuals in the Sinosphere (1406–1800)
This project examines the dynamics of knowledge production and transcultural interactions in the early modern Sinosphere by investigating the establis
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John Michael Steele
John Steele was awarded his PhD from the University of Durham in 1998. He is currently Professor...
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Rare Local Gazetteers Collection
Local gazetteers are a well-established genre and a valuable source for studies of Chinese history. Since 2013, MPIWG’s Local Gazetteers working group
Sensible Taxonomies: Medieval Accounts of Animal Perception
The theory that animals belonging to different species perceive in different but equally legitimate ways, depending on their specific vital needs, is
Geographical Maps and Religious Charts in Pre-Modern China: Two Case Studies
My research project is titled “Geographical Maps and Religious Charts in Pre-Modern China: Two Case Studies.” The proposed study is focused on two int
Guildhalls: A Network of Hybrid Socio-Religious Spaces for Migrant Communities in China
Guildhalls (huiguan 會館) are socio-religious spaces that developed in China as gathering places for communities of migrant merchants from a common geog
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School Library Book Collections in Ming, Qing, and Republican China
To understand intellectual life and knowledge production, it is critical to examine the circulation of information. In 1996, Timothy Brook published a
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Learning by the Book: Manuals and Handbooks in the History of Knowledge
Often overlooked, manuals and handbooks, protocols and reference literature are key tools in the making (and doing) of knowledge, not least in science
How do practitioners—of any form of specialized knowledge—learn technical skills, and how do they find knowledge deemed as solid and secure? Clearly,
The project was conceived as a collaborative venture by historians of science and knowledge in Berlin (Humboldt-Universität, MPIWG) and Princeton