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Psychiatry and Chinese History [PDF ebook]

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This collection examines psychiatric medicine in China across the early modern and modern periods. Essays focus on the diagnosis, treatment and cultural implications of madness and mental illness and explore the complex trajectory of the medicalization of the mind in shifting political contexts of Chinese history.

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Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 288 ● ISBN 9781317318880 ● Casa editrice Taylor and Francis ● Pubblicato 2015 ● Scaricabile 3 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 4454889 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM

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