Health and Hygiene in Chinese East Asia: Policies and Publics in the Long Twentieth Century

by Angela Ki Che Leung, Xinzhong Yu, Charlotte Furth, et al.

This collection expands the history of colonial medicine and public health by exploring efforts to overcome disease and improve human health in Chinese regions of East Asia from the late nineteenth century to the present. The contributors consider the science and politics of public health policymaking and implementation in Taiwan, Manchuria, Hong Kong, and the Yangzi River delta, focusing mostly on towns and villages rather than cities. Whether discussing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822348268
• ISBN13: 9780822348269
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"