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happened in Europe but not in China, despite the fact that the state of scientific knowledge was far more advanced in China, much earlier than in Europe. Elvin proposed that pre-industrial production methods were extremely efficient in China, which obviated much of the economic pressure for
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as the dominant intellectual paradigm, and moral philosophy and the development of rigid social organization became more important than scientific inquiry among intellectuals.
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and Mona Bedortha Dutton, was born on 18 August 1938. He grew up in Cambridge, attended
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scientific progress. At the same time, a philosophical shift occurred, whereby
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The Pattern of the Chinese past: A social and economic interpretation
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The Retreat of the Elephants: An Environmental History of China
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Academic staff of the Australian National University
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Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
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Interviewed by Alan Macfarlane 24 July 2012 (video)
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Australian Academy of the Humanities
The Pattern of the Chinese past: A social and economic interpretation
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The Retreat of the Elephants: An Environmental History of China
Commerce and Society in Sung China
Yoshinobu Shiba
Chinese Cities since the Sung Dynasty

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