Chinese and Indian Medicine Today Branding Asia
This book discusses Asian medicine, which puts enormous emphasis on prevention and preservation of health, and examines how, in recent decades, medical schools in Asia have been increasingly shifting toward a curative approach. It offers an ethnographic i
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Chinese and Indian Medicine Today Branding Asia
Chinese and Indian Medicine Today
Md. Nazrul Islam
Chinese and Indian Medicine Today Branding Asia
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Md. Nazrul Islam United International College Beijing Normal University–Hong Kong Baptist University Zhuhai China
ISBN 978-981-10-3961-4 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-3962-1
ISBN 978-981-10-3962-1
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Preface
China and India are the world’s two oldest medical civilizations. One of the unique features of this book is comparison of medicinal approaches between China and India. The journey of this book began 13 years ago when I started my Ph.D. at the University of Hong Kong. Since then I have completed three projects and included data from all these projects in this book. The first project was my Ph.D. thesis titled “Repackaging ayurveda in post colonial India: Revivalism and global commodification” (2003–2008) undertaken at the University of Hong Kong where I received a postgraduate studentship/scholarship. The next project titled “Globalization and wellness health tourism in China: Paradigm, prospect and challenges” (2010–2012) was carried out after I joined as a faculty in the United International College, Beijing Normal University–Hong Kong Baptist University. The latest project titled “The business of Chinese medicine today: Commodification and paradigm” (2011– 2014) was also pursued during my
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