DiMoia, John Paul, 1966-

Reconstructing bodies biomedicine, health, and nation-building in South Korea since 1945 / [electronic resource] : John P. DiMoia. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2013. - x, 280 p. : ill., map. - Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University . - Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Medicine and its fragments, 1945-1948 -- Mobilizing new models of public health and medicine, 1945-1948 -- From Minneapolis to Seoul : transforming surgery, clinical practice, and professional identity at Seoul National University Hospital, 1954-1968 -- Family planning and nation-building in South Korea (1961-mid-1970s) -- Taking samples for the nation : historicizing the biological sample in the South Korean anti-parasite campaigns, (1969-1995) -- Reconstructing the face : Asian blepharoplasty, professional expertise, and the development of a plastic surgery market (1954-present) -- Conclusion : challenging developmental expectations.


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Medicine--History--Korea (South)--20th century.
Public health--History--Korea (South)--20th century.
Medical policy--History--Korea (South)--20th century.


Electronic books.

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