{"product_id":"doctors-within-borders-profession-ethnicity-and-modernity-in-colonial-taiwan-volume-1-paperback","title":"Doctors Within Borders: Profession, Ethnicity, and Modernity in Colonial Taiwan Volume 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMing-Cheng Lo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJennier Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLo's study of Japanese rule in Taiwan illuminates the ways in which the Japanese fostered the development of modern Western medicine and is crucial for a broader understanding of colonialization. Lo blends insights from social movement theory, ethnic studies and critical theory to explore the 'hybrid identities' among Taiwanese physicians hemmed in by scientific colonialism.--Richard Madsen, author of \u003ci\u003eChina's Catholics: Tragedy and Hope in an Emerging Civil Society \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This beautifully-executed study of Taiwanese doctors--self-appointed agents of modernity--captures what happens to people and groups caught at the intersection of colonialism and professionalization. It enriches our understanding of these large-scale processes, of identity, agency and of modernity itself.\"--Julia P. Adams, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Familial State: Ruling Families and States in Early Modern Europe \u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMing-cheng M. Lo\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Davis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 253\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.98 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239397191954,"sku":"9780520234857","price":57.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/RitXVzJGRXVyL2UrUXdnRWFlR3Avdz09.webp?v=1777876237","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/doctors-within-borders-profession-ethnicity-and-modernity-in-colonial-taiwan-volume-1-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}