Traditional Medicine in Contemporary China

Book Details

  • Author: Nathan Sivin
  • Publisher: Center for Chinese Studies, The University of Michigan
  • Publication Year: 1987
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Condition: Good
  • ISBN: 0892640731
  • Language: English

Condition Notes

Trade paperback. The blue illustrated covers show light rubbing and minor wear to the corners and edges. The spine is uncreased with a small amount of shelf wear at the head and foot. The binding remains tight. Internal pages are clean and bright, without markings, highlighting, or inscriptions. No library stamps or stickers are present.

Description

Traditional Medicine in Contemporary China by Nathan Sivin. Published in Ann Arbor by the Center for Chinese Studies, The University of Michigan, 1987. Trade paperback. This volume is the second in the series Science, Medicine, & Technology in East Asia. The work consists of a partial translation of the 1972 Revised Outline of Chinese Medicine (Hsin pien Chung i hsüeh kai yao), accompanied by an introductory study by Sivin regarding changes in early and present-day medical practices. The text includes a bibliography and an index. The cover features a poster design titled Victory on the Medicine and Hygiene Front, originally from the circa 1962 magazine Medicine for the Masses. Nathan Sivin was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a specialist in the history of science and medicine in China. This copy shows minor shelf wear to the covers and spine. The binding is firm and the internal pages are clean.

Topics & Subjects

history of medicine • chinese studies • traditional chinese medicine • academic • scholarly • translation • history of science • east asian studies • science medicine & technology in east asia series • trade paperback • vintage • good condition

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