Childbirth in Republican China - Delivering Modernity

Informationen zum Autor Tina Johnson is assistant professor of modern East Asian history at Saint Vincent College, Pennsylvania. Klappentext This book examines the modernization of childbirth in Republican China from several angles and shows how childbirth reform in the name of a modern nation began in Republican-era China. Many of the lasting changes in reproduction that occurred during the Republican period continue or have intensified. From the creation of a new and modern midwifery profession to national regulation of childbirth, reproduction became a national event in Republican China and remains a priority today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter One. Missionaries and Modernity Chapter 3 Chapter Two. Reproduction Theory: Modern Childbirth and Modern Motherhood Chapter 4 Chapter Three. The Midwifery Profession Chapter 5 Chapter Four. National Reproduction in Republican China Chapter 6 Epilogue. Reproduction in Twentieth-Century China

Product details

• Authors: Tina Johnson, Tina Phillips Johnson, Johnson Tina
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.07.2011
• EAN: 9780739164402
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-6440-2
• No. of pages: 223
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Gynaecology and obstetrics, Gynaecology & obstetrics, Population & demography, Population and Demography, Health systems & services, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Health systems and services