Body, Society, and Nation: The Creation of Public Health and Urban Culture in Shanghai

by Chieko Nakajima

Body, Society, and Nation tells the story of China's unfolding modernity by exploring the changing ideas, practices, and systems related to health and body in late nineteenth- and twentieth-century Shanghai. The pursuit of good health loomed large in Chinese political, social, and economic life. Yet, "good health" had a range of associations beyond individual well-being. It was also an integral part of Chinese nation-building, a goal of charitable...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674987179
• ISBN13: 9780674987173
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"