Chinese Medicine in Early Communist China, 1945-1963

A Medicine of Revolution

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

Av Kim Taylor, UK) Taylor, Kim (Needham Research Institute

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Using original sources, this significant text looks at the transformation of Chinese medicine from a marginal, side-lined medical practice of the early twentieth century, to an essential and high-profile part of the national health-care system under the Chinese Communist Party. The political, economic and social motives which drove this promotion are analyzed and the extraordinary role that Chinese medicine was meant to play in Mao Zedong's revolution is fully explored for the first time, making a major contribution to the history of Chinese medicine.

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Utgivningsdatum2004-12-09
Mått156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt566 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieNeedham Research Institute Series
Antal sidor252
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415345125

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Acknowledgements Introduction 1. A New, Scientific and Unified Medicine: Civil War in China and the New Acupuncture, 1945-1949 2. Pathway for the New Medicine: The Unification of Chinese and Western Medicine, 1949-1953 3. Modernising the Old: The Creation of a 'Traditional' Chinese Medicine, 1953-1956 4. Establishing a National Treasure Trove of TCM: The Standardisation of Chinese Medicine, 1957-1963 Conclusion

'Kim Taylor's book, Chinese Medicine in Early Communist China, is a gratifying addition to the list of genuinely new historical studies.' - China Quarterly'Taylor has written a significant work thath makes real contributions to our understanding of changing pedagogic and therapeutic practices in Chinese medicine.' - China Journal'The first coherent analysis of non-"Western" medicine in the People's Republic ... a welcome contribution to a timely topic, of high academic standard and succinctly written in accessible language.' - Asian Affairs