Bu and her contributors illustrate the complexity of tensions and
negotiations in the development of different types of public health
systems in Asia during the early Cold War. Competing models of
development with different political ideologies and economic
enterprises increasingly influenced Asian countries in their
efforts to build modern nations after World War II. Looking at
examples from China, Japan, South and North Korea, India, and
Indonesia, the contributors to this volume look at how a range of
Asian countries handled this postcolonial challenge. Health became
a pivotal area that sustained the political discourse of
differentiating one type of society from the other and promoting
each system’s advantages over the other’s during the Cold War.
Central to the discourse of a just society and the well-being of
citizens was the promotion of public health and welfare for the
people. The right to health was considered a fundamental human
right as well as an essential social justice. A healthy population
was also a prerequisite for national economic prosperity. Public
health in postwar Asia was, therefore, a sociopolitical matter as
well as a concern for the well-being of individuals. The health of
the people demonstrated the advancement of a nation and provided
the insurance for economic productivity and national prosperity. An
essential read for historians and policymakers of public health and
historians of Asia during the Cold War.
General
| Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Cold War in Asia |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| First published: |
2024 |
| Editors: |
Liping Bu
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
192 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-233092-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-03-233092-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781032330921 |
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