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Doctors of Empire: Medical and Cultural Encounters between Imperial Germany and Meiji Japan
Hoi-Eun Kim
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Paperback. In Doctors of Empire, Hoi-eun Kim recounts the story of the almost 1,200 Japanese medical students who rushed to German universities to learn cutting-edge knowledge from the world leaders in medicine, and of the dozen German physicians who were invited to Japan to transform the country's medical institutions and education. Num Pages: 266 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DFG; HBJD; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
The history of German medicine has undergone intense scrutiny because of its indelible connection to Nazi crimes. What is less well known is that Meiji Japan adopted German medicine as its official model in 1869. In Doctors of Empire, Hoi-eun Kim recounts the story of the almost 1,200 Japanese medical students who rushed to German universities to learn cutting-edge knowledge from the world leaders in medicine, and of the dozen German physicians who were invited to Japan to transform the country's medical institutions and education. Shifting fluently between German, English, and Japanese sources, Kim's book uses the colourful lives ... Read more
The history of German medicine has undergone intense scrutiny because of its indelible connection to Nazi crimes. What is less well known is that Meiji Japan adopted German medicine as its official model in 1869. In Doctors of Empire, Hoi-eun Kim recounts the story of the almost 1,200 Japanese medical students who rushed to German universities to learn cutting-edge knowledge from the world leaders in medicine, and of the dozen German physicians who were invited to Japan to transform the country's medical institutions and education. Shifting fluently between German, English, and Japanese sources, Kim's book uses the colourful lives ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
470g
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781487521455
SKU
V9781487521455
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About Hoi-Eun Kim
Hoi-eun Kim is an associate professor in the Department of History at Texas A&M University.
Reviews for Doctors of Empire: Medical and Cultural Encounters between Imperial Germany and Meiji Japan
'An engaging account of intellectual exchange and occasional friction set in the universities, hospitals, boarding houses, and beer halls of two ambitious empires. This tightly structured book covers the origins, evolution, and implications of this intellectual exchange... Outstanding work.'
Adam T. Roesnbaum German Studies Review vol 39:02:2016 'This excellent book deserves careful attention from modern historians of both countries ... Read more
Adam T. Roesnbaum German Studies Review vol 39:02:2016 'This excellent book deserves careful attention from modern historians of both countries ... Read more