{"product_id":"manufacturing-tibetan-medicine-the-creation-of-an-industry-and-the-moral-economy-of-tibetanness-12-epistemologies-of-healing-12-9780857457721","title":"Manufacturing Tibetan Medicine The Creation of an","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin a mere decade, the creation of a Tibetan medicine industry in the People's Republic of China has resulted in hospital pharmacies throughout the Tibetan areas of China being converted into pharmaceutical companies. Confronted with the logic of capital and profit, these companies now produce commodities for a nation-wide market.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis is an outstanding piece of scholarship… the overall structure of the book is excellent\u003c\/em\u003e.”  \u003cstrong\u003e·  Sienna Craig\u003c\/strong\u003e, Dartmouth College\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis is a timely and well-researched work that brings into focus the intersection between a globally expanding market in Tibetan medicine, the lived practice of medicine production, and issues pertinent to Tibetan identity. It is engaging and insightful, and nicely grounded ethnographically\u003c\/em\u003e.”  \u003cstrong\u003e·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDenise M. Glover\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Puget Sound\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“…\u003cem\u003ea highly readable exploration of medical, socio-cultural, political, economic, and aesthetic issues in the industrial production of Tibetan medicine in the PRC. The author approaches this subject with a pleasing curiosity, often questioning in unexpected ways assumptions that are regularly made about Tibet. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book\u003c\/em\u003e.”  \u003cstrong\u003e·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheresia Hofer\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Oslo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \tNotes on Transliteration and Transcription\u003cbr\u003e \tAcronyms\u003cbr\u003e \tMap of Tibet\u003cbr\u003e \tCast of Main Characters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPerspectives on Tibetan medicine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAku  Jinpa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tOfficial Views\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Topic of Inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tIndustrial Modernities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTibetanness and the Moral Space of Tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Industry as Assemblage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLanguage and Terminology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. The Creation of an Industry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSowa Rigpa and TCM – Different Trajectories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tInterference and Non-Interference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Making of TCM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTentative Integration of Sowa Rigpa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTextbooks, Standardised Practice and Pharmacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tFrom Pharmacy to Factory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tReform and Revival\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSocialist Market Economy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tFounding Shongpalhachu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTibetan Drug Standards and Chinese Pharmacopoeia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Introduction of Good Manufacturing Practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tOwnership and Investment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tRelations Between GMP Factories and Hospitals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe SFDA and National Drug Registration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Size of the Industry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tForces at Work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. Manufacturing Good Practice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tGMP in China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Steps of Production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSourcing and Storage of Raw Materials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSimple Pre-Processing: Washing, Trimming, Sorting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tComplex Pre-Processing: Tsothal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tGrinding, Mixing, and Making Pills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSterilisation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDrying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tRationales, Practicalities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tValidation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSelf-Inspection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. Raw Materials, Refined\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDomestic Sourcing Strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLong-term Relations to Village Collectors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tCultivation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tCommercial Traders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTransnational Trade and Border Regimes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tImport licences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTrader Tactics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTaxonomy and Legibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBusiness Cultures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tCITES and Nepalese Authorities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBaru\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tGyatig\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBack to Tibet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTactics and Strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. Knowledge, Property\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tOwners and Pirates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Problem of Patents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPrecious Pills, Precious Properties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tFiltering Knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t‘Old’ and ‘New’ Knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tRandomised Controlled Trials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Knowledge Commodity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDecoupling Forms of Knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tProperty, Knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. The Aesthetic Enterprise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDisenchantment, Enchantment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMendrup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tRituals of GMP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPackaging Remedies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDesign\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMateriality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAdvertisement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThree Campaigns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tVisual Themes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Buddhist Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tYuthog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSpiritual Spa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArura’s Museum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tEnchanting Whom?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. The Moral Economy of Tibetanness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Tibetanness Economy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPreservation and Development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tCivilisation, Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTheme Parks: Manufacturing Minzu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tExhibiting Sowa Rigpa and a Farewell to GMP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMorality and Spectacles of Authenticity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tReal and Fake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tProfit and the Ethics of Being a Doctor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Problem of Trust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBalancing Profit with Altruism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMorality at Large\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBuilding a Harmonious Society, Resisting Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Moral Economy at Large\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. Conclusions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tFallacies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tOne – Industry and Modernism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTwo – Globalisation and Sinicisation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThree – Knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAssemblage, Revisited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tContemporary by Assemblage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTerritorial by Assemblage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038915821911,"sku":"9780857457721","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857457721.jpg?v=1750941925","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/manufacturing-tibetan-medicine-the-creation-of-an-industry-and-the-moral-economy-of-tibetanness-12-epistemologies-of-healing-12-9780857457721","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}