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Capturing Quicksilver: The Position, Power, and Plasticity of Chinese Medicine
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- Capturing Quicksilver: The Position, Power, and Plasticity of Chi
- Publication Date
- 2018-05-24
- ISBN
- 9781785337949
- Subject Area
- Social Science, Medical
- Publication Name
- Capturing Quicksilver : the Position, Power, and Plasticity of Chinese Medicine in Singapore
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Alternative & Complementary Medicine, General, Anthropology / General
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Series
- Epistemologies of Healing Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Weight
- 0 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 324 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1785337947
ISBN-13
9781785337949
eBay Product ID (ePID)
241234778
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
324 Pages
Publication Name
Capturing Quicksilver : the Position, Power, and Plasticity of Chinese Medicine in Singapore
Language
English
Subject
Alternative & Complementary Medicine, General, Anthropology / General
Publication Year
2018
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, Medical
Series
Epistemologies of Healing Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
0 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2017-051449
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"[This book} suggests that we should carefully examine the position of Chinese medicine in China, especially to notice its potentially unequal power relations with nationality medicine. In doing so, critical medical anthropology has the potential to overstep the medical domain and contribute to the broader discussion of ethnicity, nationalism, and post-colonial theory. In this sense, this book is also highly recommended for anyone interested in Southeast Asian society and the study of overseas Chinese more generally." * Newbooks.asia "Lucid and beautifully written... A refreshing look at Chinese medicine and 'medicine' more broadly speaking." * Mei Zhan, University of California, Irvine, "Lucid and beautifully written... A refreshing look at Chinese medicine and 'medicine' more broadly speaking." Mei Zhan, University of California, Irvine, "Lucid and beautifully written... A refreshing look at Chinese medicine and 'medicine' more broadly speaking." · Mei Zhan, University of California, Irvine
Series Volume Number
17
Dewey Decimal
610.951095975
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction: Mercurial Assemblages and Analytical Bricolage Chapter 1. Chinese Medicine Unbound Chapter 2. From Imaginative Geography to Collective Lobotomy Chapter 3. Power in Technique and Techniques of Power Chapter 4. Making Sense and Sensation Chapter 5. Heat, Health, and the Experienced Environment Chapter 6. Of Nutrients and Nourishment Chapter 7. Positionality, Power, and the Politics of Representation Glossary of Transliterated Mandarin Chinese Terms Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Since the turn of the century Singapore has sustained a reputation for both austere governance and cutting-edge biomedical facilities and research. Seeking to emphasize Singapore's capacity for "modern medicine" and strengthen their burgeoning biopharmaceutical industry, this image has explicitly excluded Chinese medicine - despite its tremendous popularity amongst Singaporeans from all walks of life, and particularly amongst Singapore's ethnic Chinese majority. This book examines the use and practice of Chinese medicine in Singapore, especially in everyday life, and contributes to anthropological debates regarding the post-colonial intersection of knowledge, identity, and governmentality, and to transnational studies of Chinese medicine as a permeable, plural, and fluid practice.
LC Classification Number
R611.S56 S65 2018
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