Practical Pursuits - Takano Choei, Takahashi Keisaku, and Western Medicine in Nineteenth-Century Japan

This book argues that the study of Western medicine was a dynamic activity that brought together doctors from all over the country in efforts to effect social change. By examining the social impact of Western learning at the level of everyday life rather than simply its impact at the theoretical level, the book offers a broad picture of the way in which Western medicine, and Western knowledge, was absorbed and adapted in Japan.

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Nakamura argues that the study of Western medicine assembled doctors from all over the country in efforts to effect social change. By examining the social impact of Western learning at the level of everyday life, the book offers a broad picture of the way in which Western medicine, and Western knowledge, was absorbed and adapted in Japan.

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• Autori: Ellen Gardner Nakamura
• Editore: Harvard University, Asia Center
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2005
• EAN: 9780674019522
• ISBN: 978-0-674-01952-2
• Pagine: 276
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Peso: 522 g
• Serie: Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs (HUP)
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali