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Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Ser.: Forgotten Disease : Illnesses Transformed in Chinese Medicine by Hilary A. Smith (2017, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherStanford University Press

ISBN-10150360344X

ISBN-139781503603448

eBay Product ID (ePID)20038784072

Product Key Features

Number of Pages248 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameForgotten Disease : Illnesses Transformed in Chinese Medicine

SubjectNutrition, Podiatry, General, Asia / China, History

Publication Year2017

TypeTextbook

AuthorHilary A. Smith

Subject AreaMedical, History

SeriesStudies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight10.7 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2017-000968

Reviews Forgotten Disease makes significant contributions not only to the history of Chinese medicine, but also to the general history of medicine in a globalizing era. Covering an impressive chronological sweep, Smith traces the multiple manifestations of foot qi from ancient to modern times. Even more rewarding, however, is the way the study resists the easy translation of 'jiaoqi' into a biomedical entity. Forgotten Disease thus stands as a stellar example of how historians of Asian medicine can decenter the West., Forgotten Disease makes significant contributions to the history of both Chinese medicine, and of medicine in a globalizing era. By resisting the easy translation of 'jiaoqi' into a biomedical entity, this book stands as a stellar example of how historians of Asian medicine can decenter the West., This fascinating, meticulous study of the unstable concept of foot qi provides a welcome perspective on Chinese medical thought, and highlights the pitfalls of retrospective diagnosis. It is a valuable contribution to the nuanced and deeper understanding of Asian medical traditions with broader lessons for all medical historians., The writing of the history of diseases has played a crucial but often invisible role in shaping Chinese medicine as we know it today. Forgotten Disease challenges the dominant historiography with great insights, enabling us to relate anew to the past and to reopen possibilities for further developing this living tradition.

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal610.951

SynopsisAround the turn of the twentieth century, disorders that Chinese physicians had been writing about for over a millennium acquired new identities in Western medicine-sudden turmoil became cholera; flowers of heaven became smallpox; and foot qi became beriberi. Historians have tended to present these new identities as revelations, overlooking evidence that challenges Western ideas about these conditions. In Forgotten Disease , Hilary A. Smith argues that, by privileging nineteenth century sources, we misrepresent what traditional Chinese doctors were seeing and doing, therefore unfairly viewing their medicine as inferior. Drawing on a wide array of sources, ranging from early Chinese classics to modern scientific research, Smith traces the history of one representative case, foot qi, from the fourth century to the present day. She examines the shifting meanings of disease over time, showing that each transformation reflects the social, political, intellectual, and economic environment. The breathtaking scope of this story offers insights into the world of early Chinese doctors and how their ideas about health, illness, and the body were developing far before the advent of modern medicine. Smith highlights the fact that modern conceptions of these ancient diseases create the impression that the West saved the Chinese from age-old afflictions, when the reality is that many prominent diseases in China were actually brought over as a result of imperialism. She invites the reader to reimagine a history of Chinese medicine that celebrates its complexity and nuance, rather than uncritically disdaining this dynamic form of healing., Around the turn of the twentieth century, disorders that Chinese physicians had been writing about for over a millennium acquired new identities in Western medicine--sudden turmoil became cholera; flowers of heaven became smallpox; and foot qi became beriberi. Historians have tended to present these new identities as revelations, overlooking evidence that challenges Western ideas about these conditions. In Forgotten Disease , Hilary A. Smith argues that, by privileging nineteenth century sources, we misrepresent what traditional Chinese doctors were seeing and doing, therefore unfairly viewing their medicine as inferior. Drawing on a wide array of sources, ranging from early Chinese classics to modern scientific research, Smith traces the history of one representative case, foot qi, from the fourth century to the present day. She examines the shifting meanings of disease over time, showing that each transformation reflects the social, political, intellectual, and economic environment. The breathtaking scope of this story offers insights into the world of early Chinese doctors and how their ideas about health, illness, and the body were developing far before the advent of modern medicine. Smith highlights the fact that modern conceptions of these ancient diseases create the impression that the West saved the Chinese from age-old afflictions, when the reality is that many prominent diseases in China were actually brought over as a result of imperialism. She invites the reader to reimagine a history of Chinese medicine that celebrates its complexity and nuance, rather than uncritically disdaining this dynamic form of healing.

LC Classification NumberRC627.B45S45 2017