Guest guest Posted June 10, 2002 Report Share Posted June 10, 2002 For anyone interested in the historical relationship between modern Western diseases and Chinese pattern discrimination, Volker Scheid's new book, in Contemporary China: Plurality and Synthesis, is a must read. For those who don't know, Volker is a German-born, English practitioner of CM and a Ph.D. medical anthropologist. The book is published by Duke University Press, ISBN 0-8223-2872-0. This book clears up huge amounts of confusion about the historical developments of contemporary Chinese medicine. I highly recommend it, though it's not an easy read. It was or is based on Volker's Ph.D. thesis. It's hugely thoughtful. Shabazz, Volker! Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2002 Report Share Posted June 10, 2002 Thanks, Bob. I'm ordering a copy today. On Monday, June 10, 2002, at 02:22 PM, pemachophel2001 wrote: > For anyone interested in the historical relationship between modern > Western diseases and Chinese pattern discrimination, Volker Scheid's > new book, in Contemporary China: Plurality and > Synthesis, is a must read. For those who don't know, Volker is a > German-born, English practitioner of CM and a Ph.D. medical > anthropologist. The book is published by Duke University Press, ISBN > 0-8223-2872-0. This book clears up huge amounts of confusion about > the historical developments of contemporary Chinese medicine. I highly > recommend it, though it's not an easy read. It was or is based > on Volker's Ph.D. thesis. It's hugely thoughtful. Shabazz, Volker! > > Bob > > > Chinese Herbal Medicine, a voluntary organization of licensed > healthcare practitioners, matriculated students and postgraduate > academics specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine, provides a variety > of professional services, including board approved online continuing > education. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2002 Report Share Posted June 10, 2002 Bob: Although I already have a copy, I haven't gotten around to reading it yet. Can you say if he has strongly contrasting views or comes to different conclusions than Judith Farquahar, in her book, Knowing Practice: The Clinical Encounter of (Westview Press, 1994)? Jim Ramholz , " pemachophel2001 " <pemachophel2001> wrote: > For anyone interested in the historical relationship between modern > Western diseases and Chinese pattern discrimination, Volker Scheid's > new book, in Contemporary China: Plurality and > Synthesis, is a must read. For those who don't know, Volker is a > German-born, English practitioner of CM and a Ph.D. medical > anthropologist. The book is published by Duke University Press, ISBN > 0-8223-2872-0. This book clears up huge amounts of confusion about > the historical developments of contemporary Chinese medicine. I highly > recommend it, though it's not an easy read. It was or is based > on Volker's Ph.D. thesis. It's hugely thoughtful. Shabazz, Volker! > > Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2002 Report Share Posted June 11, 2002 Jim, It's been a while since I read Judith's book. Volker has definitely been influenced by Judith. However, as far as I remember Judith's work, Volker has done something substantially different. Basically, he's applied complexity theory (as far as I understand it) to a postmodernist discussion of contemporary Chinese medicine. Bob , " jramholz " <jramholz> wrote: > Bob: > > Although I already have a copy, I haven't gotten around to reading > it yet. Can you say if he has strongly contrasting views or comes to > different conclusions than Judith Farquahar, in her book, Knowing > Practice: The Clinical Encounter of (Westview > Press, 1994)? > > Jim Ramholz > > > , " pemachophel2001 " > <pemachophel2001> wrote: > > For anyone interested in the historical relationship between > modern > > Western diseases and Chinese pattern discrimination, Volker > Scheid's > > new book, in Contemporary China: Plurality and > > Synthesis, is a must read. For those who don't know, Volker is a > > German-born, English practitioner of CM and a Ph.D. medical > > anthropologist. The book is published by Duke University Press, > ISBN > > 0-8223-2872-0. This book clears up huge amounts of confusion about > > the historical developments of contemporary Chinese medicine. I > highly > > recommend it, though it's not an easy read. It was or is based > > on Volker's Ph.D. thesis. It's hugely thoughtful. Shabazz, Volker! > > > > Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2002 Report Share Posted June 11, 2002 Bob: Thanks. It sounds all the more interesting now. Jim , " pemachophel2001 " <pemachophel2001> wrote: > Jim, > > It's been a while since I read Judith's book. Volker has definitely > been influenced by Judith. However, as far as I remember Judith's > work, Volker has done something substantially different. Basically, > he's applied complexity theory (as far as I understand it) to a > postmodernist discussion of contemporary Chinese medicine. > > Bob > > , " jramholz " <jramholz> wrote: > > Bob: > > > > Although I already have a copy, I haven't gotten around to reading > > it yet. Can you say if he has strongly contrasting views or comes to > > different conclusions than Judith Farquahar, in her book, Knowing > > Practice: The Clinical Encounter of (Westview > > Press, 1994)? > > > > Jim Ramholz > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > , " pemachophel2001 " > > <pemachophel2001> wrote: > > > For anyone interested in the historical relationship between > > modern > > > Western diseases and Chinese pattern discrimination, Volker > > Scheid's > > > new book, in Contemporary China: Plurality and > > > Synthesis, is a must read. For those who don't know, Volker is a > > > German-born, English practitioner of CM and a Ph.D. medical > > > anthropologist. The book is published by Duke University Press, > > ISBN > > > 0-8223-2872-0. This book clears up huge amounts of confusion about > > > the historical developments of contemporary Chinese medicine. I > > highly > > > recommend it, though it's not an easy read. It was or is based > > > on Volker's Ph.D. thesis. It's hugely thoughtful. Shabazz, Volker! > > > > > > Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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