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Book SynopsisThis volume provides a history of how “the human” has been constituted as a subject of scientific inquiry in China from the seventeenth century to the present. Organized around four themes—“Parameters of Human Life,” “Formations of the Human Subject,” “Disciplining Knowledge,” and “Deciphering Health”—it scrutinizes the development of scientific knowledge and technical interest in human organization within an evolving Chinese society. Spanning the Ming-Qing, Republican, and contemporary periods, its twenty-four original, synthetic chapters ground the mutual construction of “China” and “the human” in concrete historical contexts. As a state-of-the-field survey, a definitive textbook for teaching, and an authoritative reference that guides future research, this book pushes Sinology, comparative cultural studies, and the history of science in new directions.
Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Introduction: A New Order of Things: Scientific Visions of the Human in China Howard Chiang Part 1: Parameters of Human Life 1 Technology Francesca Bray 2 Cartography Alexander Akin 3 Ethnography Laura Hostetler 4 Historiography Matthew W. Mosca and Howard Chiang 5 Reproduction Yi-Li Wu 6 Ghostly Encounters Hsiu-fen Chen Part 2: Formations of the Modern Subject 7 Race Frank Dikötter 8 Ethnicity Bin Yang 9 Citizenship Joshua Hill 10 Class Stephen A. Smith 11 Sexuality Howard Chiang 12 Gender Tani Barlow Part 3: Disciplining Knowledge 13 Economics Joyman Lee 14 Psychology Zhipeng Gao 15 Statistics Andrea Bréard 16 Sociology Yung-chen Chiang 17 Anthropology Hsiao-pei Yen 18 Political Science John Feng Part 4: Deciphering Health 19 Anatomy David Luesink 20 Forensic Medicine Daniel Asen 21 Physical Hygiene Ruth Rogaski 22 Mental Health Wen-Ji Wang and Hsuan-Ying Huang 23 Psychiatry Harry Yi-Jui Wu 24 Psychoanalysis Jingyuan Zhang
