Description: Hygienic Modernity. Meanings of Health and Disease in Treaty-Port China Author: ROGASKI, RUTH Title: Hygienic Modernity. Meanings of Health and Disease in Treaty-Port China Publication: Berkeley. University of California Press. 2004 Description: Maps, illustrations, xiv + 401pp, index, bibliography, notes, glossary. Very good condition. Placing meanings of health and disease at the center of modern Chinese consciousness, Ruth Rogaski reveals how hygiene became a crucial element in the formulation of Chinese modernity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Rogaski focuses on multiple manifestations across time of a single Chinese concept, weisheng - which has been rendered into English as "hygiene," "sanitary," "health," or "public health" - as it emerged in the complex treaty-port environment of Tianjin. Before the late nineteenth century, weisheng was associated with diverse regimens of diet, meditation, and self-medication."Hygienic Modernity" reveals how meanings of weisheng, with the arrival of violent imperialism, shifted from Chinese cosmology to encompass such ideas as national sovereignty, laboratory knowledge, the cleanliness of bodies, and the fitness of races: categories in which the Chinese were often deemed lacking by foreign observers and Chinese elites alike. When referring to this item please quote stockid 167294. Seller ID: 167294 Subject: All Galleries, Secondhand Asia Bookroom Asia Bookroom is located in Canberra, Australia, specialising in out of print and antiquarian books of Asian interest with some quality new books. Our stock extends from new books hot off the press to rare antiquarian volumes, including a wide variety of books published in many parts of the world, some of which are rarely seen outside of Asia. Payment PayPal is preferred. Shipping All orders ship within two business days. Orders outside of Australia are shipped via Air Mail and can take 2 to 3 weeks to arrive. Very occasionally books are lost in transit. It is vital in these cases that we are informed promptly as it becomes almost impossible to trace, even an insured package, after a period. Please contact us if you are concerned that your parcel has taken too long to arrive. Our packing is of the highest standard and it is very rare for faulty packaging to be the cause. Returns All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a refund. Guarantee We want you to be 100% satisfied in all your dealings with us. We are experienced booksellers who appreciate the importance of condition and make every effort to carefully and fairly describe each book we handle. To ensure this happens we take great pains to accurately describe the condition of our books in cases, such as antiquarian or secondhand books, where a condition description is required. If you see no explanation of condition in a description of a book, you can safely assume that it is either a new book or is a secondhand/out of print book in excellent condition.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: ROGASKI, RUTH
Publisher: University of California Press
Year Printed: 2004
Language: English
Subject: History