Naming the Local - Medicine, Language, and Identity in Korea Since the Fifteenth Century

By tracing Korean-educated agents' efforts to articulate the vernacular nomenclature of medicine over time, Soyoung Suh examines the limitations and possibilities of creating a mode of "Koreanness" in medicine-and the Korean manifestation of cultural and national identities.

Riassunto

By tracing Korean-educated agents’ efforts to articulate the vernacular nomenclature of medicine over time, Soyoung Suh examines the limitations and possibilities of creating a mode of “Koreanness” in medicine—and the Korean manifestation of cultural and national identities.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Soyoung Suh
• Editore: Harvard University, Asia Center
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9780674976962
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97696-2
• Pagine: 244
• Dimensioni: 236 mm x 162 mm x 23 mm
• Peso: 474 g
• Illustrazioni: 9 halftones, 2 tables
• Serie: Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni