Uneasy Encounters: The Politics of Medicine and Health in China 1900-1937

Author:   Iris Borowy
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG
Edition:   New edition
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9783631578032


Pages:   230
Publication Date:   27 April 2009
Format:   Paperback
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Uneasy Encounters: The Politics of Medicine and Health in China 1900-1937


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Early twentieth century China went through a tumultuous period, marked by the end of an ancient monarchy, political instability and profound cultural upheaval. The medical discourse both reflected and contributed to these transformations. Western medicine arrived in China as part of missionary, foreign imperialist and internal modernization efforts. In various ways it interacted with Chinese practices and belief systems. The contributions in this volume explore important episodes of this multi-faceted process, describing key institutions, personalities and their respective motives and interests. Collectively, the chapters reveal a complex web of interlocking dimensions, which evade simple categorizations of Western or Chinese, exploitive or supportive, traditional or modern.

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Author:   Iris Borowy
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG
Imprint:   Peter Lang AG
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.300kg
ISBN:  

9783631578032


ISBN 10:   3631578032
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   27 April 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents: Iris Borowy: Introduction - Qiusha Ma: From Religion to Science: Western Medicine's Role in Reforming China - Florence Bretelle-Establet: From Extending French Colonial Control to Safeguarding National Prestige: The French Medical Dispensaries in Southern China - Liping Bu: Social Darwinism, Public Health and Modernization on China, 1895-1925 - Liew Kai Khiun: (Re)Claiming Sovereignty: The Manchuria Plague Prevention Services (1912-31) - David Luesink: The History of Chinese Medicine: Empires, Transnationalism and Medicine in China, 1908-1937 - Socrates Litsios: The Rockefeller Foundation's Struggle to Correlate Its Existing Medical Program with Public Health Work in China - Iris Borowy: Thinking Big - League of Nations Efforts towards a Reformed National Health System in China.

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Der Sammelband entspricht der in den letzten Jahren vermehrt gestellten Forderung nach der Herausstellung transnationaler Zusammenhange im China des 20. Jahrhundert wie der verstarkten Fokussierung auf die Geschichte internationaler Organisationen. Zudem leistet der Band einen wichtigen Beitrag zur systematisch nicht ausgearbeiteten Medizingeschichte Chinas aus sozio-politischer Perspektive und erweitert bisherige Studien um Fallbeispiele, die einen Einblick in die regionale Unterschiedlichkeit der Gesamtentwicklung erlauben. (Alexandra Pfeiff, H-Soz-u-Kult)


Der Sammelband entspricht der in den letzten Jahren vermehrt gestellten Forderung nach der Herausstellung transnationaler Zusammenhaenge im China des 20. Jahrhundert wie der verstaerkten Fokussierung auf die Geschichte internationaler Organisationen. Zudem leistet der Band einen wichtigen Beitrag zur systematisch nicht ausgearbeiteten Medizingeschichte Chinas aus sozio-politischer Perspektive und erweitert bisherige Studien um Fallbeispiele, die einen Einblick in die regionale Unterschiedlichkeit der Gesamtentwicklung erlauben. (Alexandra Pfeiff, H-Soz-u-Kult)


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The Editor: Iris Borowy, born 1962, was educated at the Universities of Tuebingen and College Park (Maryland, USA). She received her Ph.D. in 1997 and is currently Acting Professor of European History at the University of Rostock. She has lectured widely on twentieth century international relations and on the politics of international health.

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