Mao's Bestiary: Medicinal Animals and Modern China

Controversy over the medicinal uses of wild animals in China has erupted around the ethics and efficacy...
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Author: Liz P. Y. Chee
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Language: English
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Mao's Bestiary: Medicinal Animals and Modern China by Chee, Liz P. Y.

Mao's Bestiary: Medicinal Animals and Modern China

$96.65

Mao's Bestiary: Medicinal Animals and Modern China

$96.65
Author: Liz P. Y. Chee
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Controversy over the medicinal uses of wild animals in China has erupted around the ethics and efficacy of animal-based drugs, the devastating effect of animal farming on wildlife conservation, and the propensity of these practices to foster zoonotic diseases. In Mao's Bestiary, Liz P. Y. Chee traces the history of the use of medicinal animals in modern China. While animal parts and tissue have been used in Chinese medicine for centuries, Chee demonstrates that the early Communist state expanded and systematized their production and use to compensate for drug shortages, generate foreign investment in high-end animal medicines, and facilitate an ideological shift toward legitimating folk medicines. Among other topics, Chee investigates the craze for chicken blood therapy during the Cultural Revolution, the origins of deer antler farming under Mao and bear bile farming under Deng, and the crucial influence of the Soviet Union and North Korea on Chinese zootherapies. In the process, Chee shows Chinese medicine to be a realm of change rather than a timeless tradition, a hopeful conclusion given current efforts to reform its use of animals.

Author: Liz P. Y. Chee
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 05/14/2021
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781478014041


Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2021

About the Author
Liz P. Y. Chee is Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute and Lecturer at Tembusu College, both at the National University of Singapore.

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