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Manufacturing Tibetan medicine : the creation of an industry and the moral economy of Tibetanness /

Within a mere decade, hospital pharmacies throughout the Tibetan areas of the People's Republic of China have been converted into pharmaceutical companies. Confronted with the logic of capital and profit, these companies now produce commodities for a nationwide market. While these developments...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Saxer, Martin, 1971- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2013.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Epistemologies of healing ; v. 12.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Manufacturing Tibetan Medicine; Series: Epistemologies of Healing; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes on Transliteration and Transcription; List of Abbreviations; Map of Tibet; Chapter 1: Introduction: Perspectives on Tibetan Medicine; Chapter 2: The Creation of an Industry; Chapter 3: Manufacturing Good Practice; Chapter 4: Raw Materials, Refined; Chapter 5: Knowledge, Property; Chapter 6: The Aesthetic Enterprise; Chapter 7: The Moral Economy of Tibetanness; Chapter 8: Conclusions; Glossary; References; Index.