Beriberi in modern Japan : the making of a national disease / Alexander R. Bay.

Author/creator Bay, Alexander R.
Format Book
PublicationRochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2012.
Descriptionx, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesRochester studies in medical history, 1526-2715
Rochester studies in medical history. ^A689870
Contents Introduction: medicine, power, and the rhetoric of empire -- The geography of affliction: beriberi in Edo and Tokyo -- Putting the laboratory at the center -- Beriberi: disease of imperial culture -- Empire and the making of a national disease -- The science of vitamins and the construction of ignorance -- The rice germ debate: total mobilization and the science of vitamins in the 1930s -- Conclusion.
Local noteLaupus WC Contract Cataloging
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012036248
ISBN9781580464277 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1580464270 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Laupus Books - Stacks WD 122 B356 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold