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Asian Medical Industries: Contemporary Perspectives on Traditional Pharmaceuticals
Edited by Stephan Kloos, Edited by Calum Blaikie
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This book develops the concept of Asian Medical Industries as a novel perspective on traditional Asian medicines. Complementing and updating existing work in this field, the book provides a critical and comparative analytic framework for understanding Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, Sowa Rigpa, and Japanese Kampo in the 21st century. No longer subaltern health resources or conservative systems of traditional knowledge, these medicines have become an integral part of modern Asia as innovative, lucrative industries. Ten original case studies employ insights from anthropology, history, geography, pharmaceutical sciences, botany, and economics to trace the transformation of Asian medical traditions into rapidly growing and dynamic pharmaceutical industries. Collectively, these contributions identify this as a major phenomenon impacting Asian and global healthcare, economics, cultural politics, and environments. The book suggests that we can learn more about Asian medicines today by approaching them as industries rather than as cultural or epistemic systems. Asian Medical Industries is a highly original resource for students and scholars across a range of academic fields such as anthropology, history, and Asian studies, as well as medical practitioners, health sector actors, and policymakers.
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Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published date | 25 Sep 2023
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 352
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 569g
ISBN | 978-1-0321-1025-7
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BISAC | medical / general
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