Barefoot doctors and western medicine in China / Xiaoping Fang.

Author/creator Fang, Xiaoping
Format Book
Publication InfoRochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2012.
Descriptionxii, 294 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesRochester studies in medical history, 1526-2715
Rochester studies in medical history. ^A689870
Contents Introduction -- 1. Village healers, medical pluralism, and state medicine -- 2. Revolutionizing knowledge transmission structures -- 3. Pharmaceuticals reach the villages -- 4. Healing styles and medical beliefs : the consumption of Chinese and Western medicines -- 5. Relocating illness : the shift from home bedside to hospital ward -- 6. Group identity, power relationships, and medical legitimacy -- 7. Conclusion -- appendix 1. The organization of the three-tiered medical system in rural China, 1968-83 -- appendix 2. Common medicines in Chinese villages during the 1960s-70s.
Local noteLaupus WC Contract Cataloging
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012030654
ISBN9781580464338 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1580464335 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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