Health Policy and Disease in Colonial and Post-Colonial Hong Kong, 1841-2003

Health Policy and Disease in Colonial and Post-Colonial Hong Kong, 1841-2003 - Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

Paperback (21 Dec 2017)

Save $8.41

  • RRP $59.11
  • $50.70
Add to basket

Includes delivery to the United States

10+ copies available online - Usually dispatched within 7-10 days

Publisher's Synopsis

Besides looking at major outbreaks of diseases and how they were coped with, diseases such as malaria, smallpox, tuberculosis, plague, venereal disease, avian flu and SARS, this book also examines how the successive government regimes in Hong Kong took action to prevent diseases and control potential threats to health. It shows how policies impacted the various Chinese and non-Chinese groups, and how policies were often formulated as a result of negotiations between these different groups. By considering developments over a long historical period, the book contrasts the different approaches in the periods of colonial rule, Japanese occupation, post-war reconstruction, transition to decolonization, and Hong Kong as Special Administrative Region within the People's Republic of China.

About the Publisher

Routledge

Routledge

Routledge is the world's leading academic publisher in the Humanities and Social Sciences. We publish thousands of books and journals each year, serving scholars, instructors, and professional communities worldwide. Our current publishing programme encompasses groundbreaking textbooks and premier, peer-reviewed research in the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Built Environment. We have partnered with many of the most influential societies and academic bodies to publish their journals and book series. Readers can access tens of thousands of print and e-books from our extensive catalogue of titles. Routledge is a member of Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business.

Book information

ISBN: 9780815356240
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 362.1095125
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 144
Weight: 290g
Height: 156mm
Width: 232mm
Spine width: 13mm