Screen LibraryThe International Medical Relief Corps in Wartime China, 1937-1945 /
"This book follows members of the Chinese Red Cross Medical Relief Corps through World War II as they became enemy aliens and pursued their work despite perils. These doctors had a keen sense of public health needs and contributed to the recognition and management of infectious diseases and nut...
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| Published: |
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | Jefferson, North Carolina : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This book follows members of the Chinese Red Cross Medical Relief Corps through World War II as they became enemy aliens and pursued their work despite perils. These doctors had a keen sense of public health needs and contributed to the recognition and management of infectious diseases and nutritional disorders, all the while denouncing corruption, inhumanity and inequality."-- |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781476675831 147667583X |
| Index Number: | D807 |
| CLC: |
K265 C913.7 |
| Call Number: | C913.7/M265 |
| Contents: | Part 1. The physicians' fight against the global rise of fascism -- The call of Spain: 1936/1939 -- The international medical response of 1939 -- The call of China: 1936/1939 -- The journey to the Chinese Red Cross Headquarters -- Part 2. The International Medical Relief Corps in wartime China -- Political and cultural conditions at the Chinese Red Cross Medical Relief Corps Headquarters -- Medical conditions in wartime China -- Travel to and from China's battlefields: 1939/1940 -- The forced restriction of healthcare delivery : 1941/1942 -- Part 3. The International Medical Relief Corps and the Chinese Expeditionary Forces -- The International Medical Relief Corps and the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma and India -- The International Medical Relief Corps and the Chinese Expeditionary Force in China -- The International Medical Relief Corps' Epilogue: 1945/2012 -- What did the International Medical Relief Corps members accomplish? -- Appendix A: International Medical Relief Corps Timeline -- Appendix B: The International Medical Relief Corps' Memorial dedication: September 1, 2015, Tuyunguan, China -- Appendix C: Other International Volunteers of the Chinese Red Cross. |