Description
| Product ID: | 9783631578032 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | DE |
| Title: | Uneasy Encounters |
| Subtitle: | The Politics of Medicine and Health in China 1900-1937 |
| Authors: | Author: Iris Borowy |
| Page Count: | 230 |
| Subjects: | Literary studies: general, Literary studies: general, Historiography, Asian history, History of the Americas, Social and cultural history, History of medicine, Historiography, Asian history, History of the Americas, Social & cultural history, History of medicine |
| Description: | 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Peter Lang AG |
| Publisher Name: | Peter Lang AG |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-04-27 |
