Disease, Colonialism, and the State – Malaria in Modern East Asian History

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

This book studies the development of approaches to combating malaria in Hong Kong, Okinawa, Taiwan, and mainland China in the colonial and post-colonial periods as a dynamic process of interaction between the objectives of the state, international interests, emergence of new medical knowledge and technology, changing concepts of disease, as well as local society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-01-01
Mått:161 x 236 x 16 mm
Vikt:396 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:172
Förlag:Hong Kong University Press
ISBN:9789622095878

Utforska kategorier

Epidemiologi och medicinsk statistik inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Ka-che Yip is professor of history at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. In addition to numerous articles, he is the author of Health and National Reconstruction in Nationalist China and Religion, Nationalism, and Chinese Students. His research interests include the medical activities of Christian missionaries, the development of modern health services, and the history of public health and diseases in modern and contemporary China.

Recensioner i media

This well-written book contains a vast amount of scholarly information and makes a considerable and important contribution to our understanding of the interactions between colonialism and malaria not only in South East Asia but also elsewhere. -- Professor Frank Cox, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine