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Chinese Medicine and Healing: An Illustrated History

Contributor(s): Hinrichs, Tj (Editor), Barnes, Linda L (Editor), Cook, Constance A (Contribution by), Takashima, Ken (Contribution by), Xing, Wen (Contribution by), Lo, Vivienne (Contribution by), Raphals, Lisa (Contribution by), Ka-Wai, Fan (Contribution by), Fu-Shih, Lin (Contribution by), Choo, Jessey J C (Contribution by), Wilms, Sabine (Contribution by), Lee, Jen-Der (Contribution by), Raz, Gil (Contribution by), Harper, Donald (Contribution by), Xiong, Victor (Contribution by), Katz, Paul R (Contribution by), Despeux, Catherine (Contribution by), Goble, Andrew Edmund (Contribution by), Leung, Angela Ki Che (Contribution by), Buell, Paul D (Contribution by), Thompson, Michele (Contribution by), Suh, Soyoung (Contribution by), Shinno, Reiko (Contribution by), Hsiung, Ping-Chen (Contribution by), Hammond, Kenneth J (Contribution by), Chang, Chia-Feng (Contribution by), Wu, Yi-Li (Contribution by), Bray, Francesca (Contribution by), Valussi, Elena (Contribution by), Benedict, Carol (Contribution by), Chang, Che-Chia (Contribution by), Keulemans, Paize (Contribution by), Hanson, Marta E (Contribution by), Andrews, Bridie (Contribution by), Heinrich, Larissa (Contribution by), Shapiro, Hugh (Contribution by), Rogaski, Ruth (Contribution by), Scheid, Volker (Contribution by), Landsberger, Stefan (Contribution by), Anderson, Eugene N (Contribution by), Ownby, David (Contribution by), Farquhar, Judith (Contribution by), Zhang, Everett (Contribution by), DuBois, Thomas (Contribution by), Jia, Hepeng (Contribution by), Freidin, Betina (Contribution by), Stollberg, Gunnar (Contribution by), Pritzker, Sonya (Contribution by), Ahmad, Lazgeen (Contribution by), Zhan, Mei (Contribution by), Kaptchuk, Ted J (Contribution by), Hsu, Elizabeth (Contribution by), Tiquia, Rey (Contribution by), Ho, Ming (Contribution by), Monnais, Laurence (Contribution by), Chen, Nancy N (Contribution by), Siegler, Elijah (Contribution by)

ISBN: 9780674047372

Publisher: Belknap Press

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Pub Date: January 7, 2013

Dewey: 610

LCCN: 2012010749

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.38" H x 9.41" L x 6.48" W ( 1.97 lbs) 480 pages

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Description: This illustrated history is a comprehensive introduction to Chinese healing practices across time and cultures. Global contributions from 58 scholars in archaeology, history, anthropology, religion, and medicine make this a vital resource for those working in East Asian or world history, medical history, anthropology, biomedicine, and healing arts.

Brief description: TJ Hinrichs is Associate Professor of History at Cornell University.

Review Quotes: Very impressive! An extraordinarily broad and rich compendium, Hinrichs and Barnes have orchestrated a vast collection of history and anthropological observations of professional and popular practice which will be useful for the expert and the general reader.--Arthur Kleinman, Harvard University

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