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Author	Heinrich, Larissa
Title	The afterlife of images : translating the pathological body between China and the West / Larissa N. Heinrich
Imprint	Durham ; London : Duke University Press, 2008

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LOCATION	CALL #	STATUS	OPACMSG	BARCODE
Modern History Library	610.951 H469	DUE 03-23-22		30550100439015
Fu Ssu-Nien WTN LANG BK	R836 H469 2008	AVAILABLE	-	30530000451468
Chinese Lit.&Phi. Lib.	410.15 H469	AVAILABLE		30580003040057

Descript	xiv, 222 p., 8 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Series	Body, commodity, text
	Body, commodity, text
Note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-212) and index
	How China became the "cradle of smallpox" : transformations in discourse -- The pathological body : Lam Qua's medical portraiture -- The pathological empire : early medical photography in China -- "What's hard for the eye to see" : anatomical aesthetics from Benjamin Hobson to Lu Xun -- Epilogue : Through the microscope
	Also issued online
Subject	Medical illustration -- History
	Medicine in art -- History
	Missions, Medical -- China -- History
	Medicine -- China -- History
	Medicine in Art -- China
	Medicine in Art -- Europe
	Medicine in Art -- United States
	Attitude to Health -- China
	Attitude to Health -- Europe
	Attitude to Health -- United States
	Cross-Cultural Comparison -- China
	Cross-Cultural Comparison -- Europe
	Cross-Cultural Comparison -- United States
	History, 18th Century -- China
	History, 18th Century -- Europe
	History, 18th Century -- United States
	History, 19th Century -- China
	History, 19th Century -- Europe
	History, 19th Century -- United States
	History, 20th Century -- China
	History, 20th Century -- Europe
	History, 20th Century -- United States
	Medical Illustration -- history -- China
	Medical Illustration -- history -- Europe
	Medical Illustration -- history -- United States
	Missions and Missionaries -- history -- China
	Missions and Missionaries -- history -- Europe
	Missions and Missionaries -- history -- United States
	Stereotyping -- China
	Stereotyping -- Europe
	Stereotyping -- United States

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