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Mass Vaccination : Citizens' Bodies and State Power in Modern China /

"This book reveals that the mass vaccination campaigns that eradicated smallpox and controlled other infectious diseases in China had a longer history, rooted in the work of researchers in China's southwest hinterlands during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and provided a means for the state...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brazelton, Mary Augusta, 1986- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"This book reveals that the mass vaccination campaigns that eradicated smallpox and controlled other infectious diseases in China had a longer history, rooted in the work of researchers in China's southwest hinterlands during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and provided a means for the state to develop new forms of control and engagement with its citizens"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (258 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781501739996