Download or read book Beyond Joseph Needham written by Pnina G. Abir-Am and published by Commemorations Osiris. This book was released on 2000 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume breaks new ground in the study of how national culture, disciplinary tradition, epistemological choice, and political expediency affect the construction of collective memory. Essays focus on a variety of commemorative rites, ranging from the quincentenary of Copernicus to anniversaries of research schools in molecular biology.