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Western Medicine for Chinese : How the Hong Kong College of Medicine Achieved a Breakthrough.
The founders of the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese (HKCM) had the lofty vision of helping to bring Western science and medicine to China, which, they hoped, would contribute to the larger objective of modernizing the nation. That this latter goal was partly realized through the non-medica...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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HK :
Hong Kong University Press,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The founders of the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese (HKCM) had the lofty vision of helping to bring Western science and medicine to China, which, they hoped, would contribute to the larger objective of modernizing the nation. That this latter goal was partly realized through the non-medical efforts of its first and most famous graduate, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, is a well-known story. Faith C.S. Ho's Western Medicine for Chinese brings the focus back to the primary mission of HKCM by analyzing its role in the transfer of medical knowledge and practices across cultures. It offers a detailed a. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (245 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-215) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789888455072 9888455079 |