New Historiography. Volume 9, New Exploration of Medical History (ePub)

The author used New Historiography to compile the album of medical history, and named it "e;new exploration of medical history"e;. On the one hand, he hoped that this will show the academic development of new progress and new achievements in the study of Chinese medical history at home and abroad, and then attract more researchers, especially young talents, to join this research team.At the same time, he also hoped to promote the continuous development of this research by demonstrating the new pursuits and new orientations of this emerging research and elucidating its meaning and value.There are 6 monographs and 2 academic reviews, although the content and method are not necessarily exactly as we mentioned above, and can be attributed to the typical category of "e;life history"e;.However, compared with most of the more traditional studies, the book is worth to be called the new exploration of Chinese medical history.These studies basically have a social and cultural perspective, and there are many contents about daily life, material culture, body history and gender history.Besides, they are also related to our desire to focus on historical life in the context of everyday life.The ultimate goal of Healing the Public:The Public and Charitable Medical Services of The Scholars and Merchants Society in the Qing Dynasty by Zhou Qirong is that it is expected to show the social characteristics of the scholars and merchants in the Qing Dynasty through the discussion of charity and medical care in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. However, many specific discussions in the article to make it possible to help us to understand the medical fields, behaviors and methods of the society at that time.Bian He's Who Is in Charge of the Drug Room:The Re-discussion of the History of Ancient Chinese Medicine Separation is a masterpiece on the relationship between medicine and pharmacy in the traditional Chinese social medical behavior since the Middle Ages in a specific historical situation. It not only clearly list out the evolution progress on the relation from integration to separation, but also explain the reasons and meanings in depth, based on the logic and context of daily life