TY  - BOOK
AU  - Iris Borowy
PY  - 2021
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
TI  - Uneasy Encounters
T2  - The Politics of Medicine and Health in China 1900-1937
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1106469
N2  - 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.
KW  - Public health, Western medicine, Wu Liande, Missionaries
LA  - English
ER  -