Global medicine in China : a diasporic history /

"In 1938, one year into the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese military found itself in dire medical straits. Soldiers were suffering from deadly illnesses, and were unable to receive blood transfusions for their wounds. The urgent need for medical assistance prompted an unprecedented flower...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Soon, Wayne (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Medicine, Chinese > History > 20th century.
Chinese > Foreign countries.
Medicine, Military > China > History > 20th century.
Chinese diaspora.
Military Medicine > history
History, 20th Century
Médecine chinoise > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Chinois > Pays étrangers.
Médecine militaire > Chine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY / Asia / China.
Medicine, Chinese.
Medicine, Military.
China.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Note on Romanization
  • Introduction: Diasporic Medicine
  • 1 Prewar International Strategies
  • 2 Wartime Military Medicine
  • 3 Making Blood Banking Work
  • 4 Transnational Politics of Military Medical Education
  • 5 Reconstructing Biomedicine across the Taiwan Straits
  • Conclusion: Legacies of Global Medicine
  • Glossary of Chinese Characters
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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