The Formation of Science in Japan: Building a Research Tradition

by Professor James R. Bartholomew

Modern science in Japan has been described as derivative and lacking in creativity. This book argues that Japan has actually built up a tradition of scientific research that is one of the most important in the world by drawing on its own late feudal Tokugawa period and on Western science.

386 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1989

Reviews

[Seth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Foundational text. Informative narrative, sometimes unnecessarily dense. Useful for honors thesis!