title: Science and the state in modern China.
abstract: The question of the role of the state has, in one way or another, dominated historical studies of science and technology in modern China, a field that has experienced rapid growth since the early 1980s both inside and outside of China. While Western scholars have focused their analysis on the state control of science and scientists, Chinese historians and writers, often working under political restrictions, have largely adopted a descriptive approach with an emphasis on biographical, institutional, and disciplinary histories and on the theme of Chinese nationalism. The emergence of an international community of younger historians of science, the easing of access to primary source materials, and new attention to transnational and comparative perspectives promise to make the field an exciting area of scholarship.
authors.affiliation: Department of History, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California 91768, USA.
authors.forename: Zuoyue
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003469:Culture; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010825:Physics / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013672:Technology / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013997:Time Factors