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Reconstructing bodies : biomedicine, health, and nation-building in South Korea since 1945 / John P. DiMoia.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- DiMoia, John Paul, 1966-
- Series:
- Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University.
- Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--Korea (South)--History--20th century.
- Medicine.
- Public health--Korea (South)--History--20th century.
- Public health.
- Medical policy--Korea (South)--History--20th century.
- Medical policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (293 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- South Korea represents one of the world's most enthusiastic markets for plastic surgery. The growth of this market is particularly fascinating as access to medical care and surgery arose only recently with economic growth since the 1980's. Reconstructing Bodies traces the development of a medical infrastructure in the Republic of Korea (ROK) from 1945 to the present, arguing that the plastic surgery craze and the related development of biotech ambitions is deeply rooted in historical experience. Tracking the ROK's transition and independence from Japan, John P. DiMoia.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780804786133
- 0804786135
- OCLC:
- 841520244
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