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Chinese "cancer villages" : rural development, environmental change and public health / Chen Ajiang, Chen Pengli and Luo Yajuan ; translated by Jennifer Holdaway and Wang Wuyi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chen, Ajiang, 1963- author.
- Cheng, Pengli, 1977- author.
- Luo, Yajuan, 1984- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Ai zheng cun diao cha. English
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental health--China.
- Environmental health.
- Cancer.
- Medical microbiology.
- Environmental toxicology.
- China--Rural conditions--21st century.
- China.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (303 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2020.
- Language Note:
- Was originally published in Chinese by Chen Ajiang, Cheng Pengli and Luo Yajuan, China Social Sciences Press, Beijing, 2013.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The phenomenon of 'cancer villages' has emerged in many parts of rural China, drawing media attention and becoming a fact of social life. However, the relationship between pollution and disease is often hard to discern. Through sociological analysis of several villages with different social and economic structures, the authors offer a comprehensive, historically grounded analysis of the coexistence between the incidence of cancer, environmental pollution and villagers' lifestyles, as well as the perceptions, claims and responses of different actors. They situate the appearance of 'cancer villages' in the context of social, economic and cultural change in China, tracing the evolution of the issue over two decades, and providing deep insights into the complex interactions and trade-offs between economic growth, environmental change and public health.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures, Graphs and Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Preface to the English Language Edition
- 1 Retrospective Thoughts on the ‘Cancer Village’ Phenomenon
- 2 The Ins and Outs of a ‘Cancer Village’
- 3 A Subei ‘Cancer Village’
- 4 Environmental Change and Health Risks
- 5 A Prosperous ‘Cancer Village’
- 6 Coexistence of Poverty and Cancer
- 7 Problematization and De-stigmatization
- 8 Behind the ‘High Incidence of Lung Cancer’
- 9 Villagers’ Perceptions of and Responses to the Relationship between Cancer and Pollution
- 10 Villagers Strategies for Mitigating Environmental Health Risks
- Index
- Index (Chinese)
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Nov 2020).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Digitalia, viewed January 8, 2022)
- ISBN:
- 1-003-69233-8
- 9781003692331
- OCLC:
- 1192499368
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