Journey to the southwest -- Legacies of warlords and empires -- Producing immunity across the hinterland -- The emergence of mass immunization in wartime Kunming -- Nationalizing mass immunization in civil war and revolution -- Vaccination in the early People's Republic, 1949-58 -- Mass immunization in East Asia and global health, 1960-80
Summary
"This book reveals that the mass vaccination campaigns that eradicated smallpox and controlled other infectious diseases in China had a longer history, rooted in the work of researchers in China's southwest hinterlands during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and provided a means for the state to develop new forms of control and engagement with its citizens"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 06, 2019)
