Innovation in Chinese Medicine

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Edited by Elizabeth Hsu, lecturer in medical anthropology at the Institute of Social & Cultural Anthropology in Oxford,this work promises to make a valuable & innovative contribution to scholars and practitioners. - Ed. by Elizabeth Hsu (2002) 426pp

In the West ideas about Chinese medicine are commonly associated with traditional therapies and ancient practices that have been in place, unchanging since time immemorial. This volume, edited by Elizabeth Hsu, demonstrates that this is far from the reality. In a series of pioneering case studies, twelve contributors explore the history of Chinese medicine and the transformations that have taken place during the course of that history from the fourth century BC to the present day. Topics of discussion cover diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, pharmacotherapy, the creation of new genres of medical writing and schools of doctrine.

Contributors

1. Bridie Andres - Assistant Professor of Science at Harvard University

2. Christopher Cullen - Senior Lecturer in the History and Culture of Medicine at London University

3. Catherine Despeux - Professor at INALCO

4. Ute Engelhardt - Lecturer at the Institute of East Asia Studies - Munich

5. Marta Hanson - Assistant Professor of History - California University

6. Donald Harper - Professor at the Dept. of East Asia Languages and Civilisation - Chicago

7. Elizabeth Hsu - Lecturer at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology - Oxford

8. Vivienne Lo - Wellcome Trust Research Fellow - Centre for History and Culture of Medicine - London

9. George Metailie - Director of Research at the CNRS

10. Frederic Obringer - Charge de Recherche at the CNRS in Paris

11. Volker Scheid - Wellcome Trust Research Fellow - Centre for History and Culture of Medicine - London

12. 12. Kim Taylor - Wellcome Trust Research Fellow at The Needham Research Institute - Cambridge

Date reviewed

02/01/2002

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