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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Medicine--History--Korea (South)--20th century. Public health--History--Korea (South)--20th century. Medical policy--History--Korea (South)--20th century.