Angela Ki Che Leung: 2 books
Leprosy in China
A History
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Angela Ki Che Leung's meticulous study begins with the classical annals of the imperial era, which contain the first descriptions of a feared and stigmatized disorder modern researchers now identify as leprosy. She then tracks the relationship between the disease and China's social and political spheres...
Health and Hygiene in Chinese East Asia
Policies and Publics in the Long Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2011
This collection expands the history of colonial medicine and public health by exploring efforts to overcome disease and improve human health in Chinese regions of East Asia from the late nineteenth century to the present. The contributors consider the science and politics of public health policymaking...