Body, Society, and Nation / / Chieko Nakajima

"Considers China's modern transformation through the idea of "good health" as it evolved in late nineteenth- and twentieth-century Shanghai. "Good health" did not simply mean individual well-being. It was also a notable outcome of Western medicine, a goal of Chinese nat...

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Superior document:Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 414
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Place / Publishing House:Boston : : Harvard University Asia Center,, 2018.
Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2018.
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 414.
Physical Description:1 online resource.; 1 online resource.
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Summary:"Considers China's modern transformation through the idea of "good health" as it evolved in late nineteenth- and twentieth-century Shanghai. "Good health" did not simply mean individual well-being. It was also a notable outcome of Western medicine, a goal of Chinese nation-building, a marker of modern civilization, and a commercial catchphrase"--
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-301) and index.
ISBN:1684175909
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Chieko Nakajima