Science, Public Health and the State in Modern Asia Contributor(s): Bu, Liping (Editor), Stapleton, Darwin H. (Editor), Yip, Ka-Che (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138816892 ISBN-13: 9781138816893 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $63.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Medical | History |
Dewey: 362.109 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 224 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book examines the encounter between western and Asian models of public health and medicine in a range of East and Southeast Asian countries over the course of the twentieth century until now. It discusses the transfer of scientific knowledge of medicine and public health approaches from Europe and the United States to several Asian countries - Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Japan, Taiwan, and China - and local interactions with, and transformations of, these public health models and approaches from the nineteenth century to the 1950s. Taking a critical look at assumptions about the objectiveness of science, the book highlights the use of scientific knowledge for political control, cultural manipulation, social transformation and economic needs. It rigorously and systematically investigates the historical developments of public health concepts, policies, institutions, and how these practices changed from colonial, to post-colonial and into the present day. |