SARS in China

Arthur Kleinman is Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology, Harvard University, and Professor of Medical Anthropology and Social Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. James L. Watson is Fairbank Professor of Chinese Society and Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University. He is also the author of Golden Arches East: McDonald's in East Asia (Stanford University Press, 1997).

• Contents Prefacevii Contributorsxi Introduction: SARS in Social and Historical Context1 arthur kleinman and james l. watson Part I. The Epidemiological and Public Health Background 1.The Epidemiology of SARS17 megan murray 2.The Role of the World Health Organization in Combating SARS, Focusing on the Efforts in China31 alan schnur 3.SARS and China's Health-Care Response: Better to Be Both Red and Expert!53 joan kaufman Part II. Economic and Political Consequences 4.Is SARS China's Chernobyl or Much Ado About Nothing? 71 tony saich 5.SARS and China's Economy105 thomas g. rawski 6.SARS in Beijing: The Unraveling of a Cover-Up 122 erik eckholm Part III: Social, Moral, and Psychological Consequences 7.Psychological Responses to SARS in Hong Kong-- Report from the Front Line133 dominic t. s. lee, m.d., and yung kwok wing, mrcpsych 8.Making Light of the Dark Side: SARS Jokes and Humor in China148 hong zhang Part IV: Globalization and Cross-Cultural Issues 9.SARS and the Problem of Social Stigma173 arthur kleinman and sing lee 10.SARS and the Consequences for Globalization196 james l. watson Notes205Index235

"SARS in China not only makes a significant contribution to China studies but also provides important clues about the state of preparation for global health challenges such as avian flu."—China Review International "This book has lined up a remarkable team of authors to try to answer the question: what can we learn from SARS before the next pandemic? And its value lies in the significant issues that it has highlighted."—The China Review