Chinese Medicine in Early Communist China, 1945-1963

Name: Chinese Medicine in Early Communist China, 1945-1963
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Chinese Medicine in Early Communist China, 1945-1963A Medicine of Revolution\nAuthor(s): Kim Taylor\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415345125, 978-0415345125\nSynopsis\nUsing original sources, this significanttext looks at the transformation of Chinese medicine from a marginal, side-lined medical practice of the early twentieth century, to an essential and high-profile part of the national health-care system under the Chinese Communist Party. The political, economic and social motives which drove this promotion are analyzed and the extraordinary role that Chinese medicine was meant to play in Mao Zedong's revolution is fully explored for the first time, making a major contribution to the history of Chinese medicine.