Body, Society, and Nation
Author | : Chieko Nakajima |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674987179 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674987173 |
Rating | : 4/5 (173 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Body, Society, and Nation by : Chieko Nakajima
Download or read book Body, Society, and Nation written by Chieko Nakajima and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chieko Nakajima tells the story of China's unfolding modernity, exploring changing ideas, practices, and systems related to health and body in late nineteenth- and twentieth-century Shanghai. She explains how local customs fashioned and constrained public health and, in turn, how hygienic modernity helped shape local cultures and behavior.