The Colonial Life of Pharmaceuticals: Medicines and Modernity in Vietnam

by Laurence Monnais

Book Overview

Situated at the crossroads between the history of colonialism, of modern Southeast Asia, and of medical pluralism, this history of medicine and health traces the life of pharmaceuticals in Vietnam under French rule. Laurence Monnais examines the globalization of the pharmaceutical industry, looking at both circulation and consumption, considering access to drugs and the existence of multiple therapeutic options in a colonial context. She argues that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108466532
• ISBN13: 9781108466530
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"