Ellen Gardner Nakamura is Senior Lecturer in Japanese and Asian Studies at University of Auckland, New Zealand. She is the author of Practical Pursuits: Takano Choei, Takahashi Keisaku, and Western Medicine in Nineteenth-Century Japan (2005).

This seminal work by Ellen Nakamura represents a noteworthy addition to the historiography of medicine in Japan. Employing collective biography and extensive primary sources, Nakamura challenges conventional perspectives on Japan's medical modernization in the latter half of the 19th century, foregrounding the nuanced experiences of six lesser-known medical practitioners.

• List of IllustrationsIntroduction1. Kusumoto Ine (1827-1903): From Obstetrician to Midwife2. Mise Shuzo (1839-1877): The Translator who knew too much3. Ishii Nobuyoshi (1840-1882): Civilized Gentleman4. Sagara Chian (1836-1906): From Bureaucrat to Fortune-Teller5. Seki Kansai (1830–1912): The Peasant Doctor6. Azai Kokkan (1848–1903): Confessions before the Grave.ConclusionBibliographyNotesIndex

Ellen Gardner Nakamura is Senior Lecturer in Japanese and Asian Studies at University of Auckland, New Zealand. She is the author of Practical Pursuits: Takano Choei, Takahashi Keisaku, and Western Medicine in Nineteenth-Century Japan (2005).

This seminal work by Ellen Nakamura represents a noteworthy addition to the historiography of medicine in Japan. Employing collective biography and extensive primary sources, Nakamura challenges conventional perspectives on Japan's medical modernization in the latter half of the 19th century, foregrounding the nuanced experiences of six lesser-known medical practitioners.

• List of IllustrationsIntroduction1. Kusumoto Ine (1827-1903): From Obstetrician to Midwife2. Mise Shuzo (1839-1877): The Translator who knew too much3. Ishii Nobuyoshi (1840-1882): Civilized Gentleman4. Sagara Chian (1836-1906): From Bureaucrat to Fortune-Teller5. Seki Kansai (1830–1912): The Peasant Doctor6. Azai Kokkan (1848–1903): Confessions before the Grave.ConclusionBibliographyNotesIndex

Ellen Gardner Nakamura is Senior Lecturer in Japanese and Asian Studies at University of Auckland, New Zealand. She is the author of Practical Pursuits: Takano Choei, Takahashi Keisaku, and Western Medicine in Nineteenth-Century Japan (2005).

This seminal work by Ellen Nakamura represents a noteworthy addition to the historiography of medicine in Japan. Employing collective biography and extensive primary sources, Nakamura challenges conventional perspectives on Japan's medical modernization in the latter half of the 19th century, foregrounding the nuanced experiences of six lesser-known medical practitioners.

• List of IllustrationsIntroduction1. Kusumoto Ine (1827-1903): From Obstetrician to Midwife2. Mise Shuzo (1839-1877): The Translator who knew too much3. Ishii Nobuyoshi (1840-1882): Civilized Gentleman4. Sagara Chian (1836-1906): From Bureaucrat to Fortune-Teller5. Seki Kansai (1830–1912): The Peasant Doctor6. Azai Kokkan (1848–1903): Confessions before the Grave.ConclusionBibliographyNotesIndex