Zhou Xun is a reader in modern history at the University of Essex.

"Zhou Xun's impressive study of the Maoist health system lifts the veil of official propaganda to explore the lived experience of the anti-schistosomiasis campaigns and the Barefoot Doctor program. In so doing she also raises important questions about the image and uses of China's policies in the discourse of post-war global health." Martin Gorsky, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine "Zhou Xun is to be commended. The People's Health is a valuable contribution to an understanding of the often-unforeseeable consequences of political planning and social engineering." Paul U. Unschuld, Charité, Medical University Berlin and author of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Heritage and Adaptation"Zhou's richly evidenced work enhances our understanding of the intricate relationship between medicine, society and the state and thereby our understanding of contemporary China. Scholars and readers interested in modern Chinese history and public health in China would find this book particularly helpful." Europe-Asia Studies

Zhou Xun is a reader in modern history at the University of Essex.

"Zhou Xun's impressive study of the Maoist health system lifts the veil of official propaganda to explore the lived experience of the anti-schistosomiasis campaigns and the Barefoot Doctor program. In so doing she also raises important questions about the image and uses of China's policies in the discourse of post-war global health." Martin Gorsky, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine "Zhou Xun is to be commended. The People's Health is a valuable contribution to an understanding of the often-unforeseeable consequences of political planning and social engineering." Paul U. Unschuld, Charité, Medical University Berlin and author of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Heritage and Adaptation"Zhou's richly evidenced work enhances our understanding of the intricate relationship between medicine, society and the state and thereby our understanding of contemporary China. Scholars and readers interested in modern Chinese history and public health in China would find this book particularly helpful." Europe-Asia Studies

Zhou Xun is a reader in modern history at the University of Essex.

"Zhou Xun's impressive study of the Maoist health system lifts the veil of official propaganda to explore the lived experience of the anti-schistosomiasis campaigns and the Barefoot Doctor program. In so doing she also raises important questions about the image and uses of China's policies in the discourse of post-war global health." Martin Gorsky, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine "Zhou Xun is to be commended. The People's Health is a valuable contribution to an understanding of the often-unforeseeable consequences of political planning and social engineering." Paul U. Unschuld, Charité, Medical University Berlin and author of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Heritage and Adaptation"Zhou's richly evidenced work enhances our understanding of the intricate relationship between medicine, society and the state and thereby our understanding of contemporary China. Scholars and readers interested in modern Chinese history and public health in China would find this book particularly helpful." Europe-Asia Studies