Medicine in China: A History of Ideas, 25th Anniversary Edition, With a New Preface

by Paul U. Unschuld

Overview

In the first comprehensive and analytical study of therapeutic concepts and practices in China, Paul Unschuld traced the history of documented health care from its earliest extant records to present developments. This edition is updated with a new preface which details the immense ideological intersections between Chinese and European medicines in the past 25 years.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520266131
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	06/01/2010
Series:	Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care , #13
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Paul U. Unschuld is Professor and Director of the Horst-Goertz Endowment Institute for the Theory, History, and Ethics of Chinese Life Sciences at Charité-Medical University Berlin.

Editorial Reviews

"Successfully weaves the evolution of medical ideas with the prevalent socio-political events of the past three and one-half millennia. . . . The reward is immense."

Medical Anthropology

"Unschuld has accomplished monumental labours of translation and annotation. He has a fine historical sense . . . and a colourful and easy style which makes these esoteric subjects more accessible." 

Nature

"Undeniably valuable."

Times Literary Supplement

"Unschuld has accomplished monumental labours of translation and annotation. He has a fine historical sense . . . and a colourful and easy style which makes these esoteric subjects more accessible." 

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