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Leprosy in China: A History (Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University)
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 sph... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2009 -
Health and Hygiene in Chinese East Asia: Policies and Publics in the Long Twentieth Century
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 policymak... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2010 -
Cultural Processes
With the rapid growth of knowledge concerning ethnic and national group differences in human behaviors in the last two decades, researchers are increasingly curious as to why, how, and when such differences surface. The field is ready to leapfrog from a descriptive science of group differences to a ... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2011 -
Higher Education in Taiwan: Global, Political and Social Challenges and Future Trends (Higher Education in Asia: Quality, Excellence and Governance)
This book discusses the situation of Taiwanese universities facing a rapidly changing domestic and global environment. It examines the social structure, drawing on professional perspectives, data-based and systematic analysis. The book fills gaps in the literature of higher education systems in East... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2021