Through an in-depth examination of the medical work of two Protestant missions in early twentieth century China, this book highlights the impact of western medical missionaries on China's early stage of medical modernization.
Yuet-wah Cheung is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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The book under review is a significant addition to the growing body of literature on the Christian missionary movement in pre-Communist China. Canadian Journal of History ...a real contribution to a comprehensive and just assessment of thework of medical missionaries inmodern China. Social Science & Medicine ...strikes a balance between Chinese patriotism and the appreciation of the hardship of the Canadian missionaries by the Chinese at that time. Journal Of Oriental Studies ...a fascinating study...a significant work which can help Westerners to see how their efforts appear to those of a different culture and tradition. Missiology: An International Review [fcit]...unique...detailed...worth reading... Issues and Studies ...a significant addition to the growing body of literature on the Chrisian missionary movement in pre-Communist China. Cheung borrows freely from sociological literature to provide an analytic and interpretive framework for his data and succeeds in presenting his reader with a most systematic and enlightening discussion of missionary medicine. Journal Of Asian and African Studies The book under review is a significant addition to the growing body of literature on the Christian missionary movement in pre-Communist China. Canadian Journal of History ...a real contribution to a comprehensive and just assessment of thework of medical missionaries inmodern China. Social Science & Medicine ...strikes a balance between Chinese patriotism and the appreciation of the hardship of the Canadian missionaries by the Chinese at that time. Journal Of Oriental Studies ...a fascinating study...a significant work which can help Westerners to see how their efforts appear to those of a different culture and tradition. Missiology: An International Review [fcit]"...unique...detailed...worth reading..." Issues and Studies ...documented with great detail and precision...The evolution of the two Canadian medical mission fields are described in great detail...BULLETIN OF HISTORICAL MEDICINE ...Professor Cheung has arrived at some fresh and stimulating conclusions about the work of medical missionaries in China. His work is solidly based on the careful analysis of available sources and he is able to strike a balance between the need for interpretive frameworks and the attention to historical details. -- Professor Ka-che Yip, University of Maryland
