Mass vaccination : citizens' bodies and state power in modern China /
"This book reveals that the mass vaccination campaigns that eradicated smallpox and controlled other infectious diseases in China had a longer history, rooted in the work of researchers in China's southwest hinterlands during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and provided a means for the state...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2019.
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| Series: | Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | "This book reveals that the mass vaccination campaigns that eradicated smallpox and controlled other infectious diseases in China had a longer history, rooted in the work of researchers in China's southwest hinterlands during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and provided a means for the state to develop new forms of control and engagement with its citizens"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 237 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781501739996 1501739999 9781501740008 1501740008 |