Doctors within borders : profession, ethnicity, and modernity in colonial Taiwan

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Doctors within borders : profession, ethnicity, and modernity in colonial Taiwan

Ming-Cheng M. Lo

(Colonialisms, 1)

University of California Press, c2002

  • : pbk
  • : hard

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-228) and index

Contents of Works

  • Taiwanese doctors under Japanese rule : confronting contradictions and negotiating identities
  • Taiwan : a nexus of colonial forces
  • National physicians (1920-1931)
  • The years of public demobilization (1931-1936)
  • Medical modernists (1937-1945)
  • Borders of medicine : the Dōjinkai projects in China
  • Professional identities, colonial ambiguities, and agents of modernity

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hard ISBN 9780520229464

Description

An exploration of Japan's "scientific colonialism" through a careful study of the changing roles of Taiwanese doctors under Japanese colonial rule. By integrating individual stories based on interviews and archival materials with discussions of political and social theories, Ming-cheng Lo unearths the points of convergence for medicine and politics in colonial Taiwan.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Tables Foreword, by Jennifer Robertson Acknowledgments A Note on Romanization 1. Taiwanese Doctors under Japanese Rule: Confronting Contradictions and Negotiating Identities 2. Taiwan: A Nexus of Colonial Forces 3. National Physicians (1920-1931) 4. The Years of Public Demobilization (1931-1936) 5. Medical Modernists (1937-1945) 6. Borders of Medicine: The Dojinkai Projects in China 7. Professional Identities, Colonial Ambiguities, and Agents of Modernity Appendix: Sources and Data Glossary References Index
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780520234857

Description

This book explores Japan's 'scientific colonialism' through a careful study of the changing roles of Taiwanese doctors under Japanese colonial rule. By integrating individual stories based on interviews and archival materials with discussions of political and social theories, Ming-cheng Lo unearths the points of convergence for medicine and politics in colonial Taiwan.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Tables Foreword, by Jennifer Robertson Acknowledgments A Note on Romanization 1. Taiwanese Doctors under Japanese Rule: Confronting Contradictions and Negotiating Identities 2. Taiwan: A Nexus of Colonial Forces 3. National Physicians (1920--1931) 4. The Years of Public Demobilization (1931--1936) 5. Medical Modernists (1937--1945) 6. Borders of Medicine: The Dojinkai Projects in China 7. Professional Identities, Colonial Ambiguities, and Agents of Modernity Appendix: Sources and Data Glossary References Index

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