This book, based on extensive original research, traces the development of China’s public health system, showing how advances in public health have been an integral part of China’s rise. It outlines the phenomenal improvements in public health, for example the increase in life expectancy from 38 in 1949 to 73 in 2010; relates developments in public health to prevailing politica...(展开全部)

This paperback edition of George Rosen's classic account of the history of public health supplements the original text with Elizabeth Fee's introduction and Edward T. Morman's biographical essay and bibliography.

劳丽·加勒特（Laurie Garrett），美国知名防疫专家，普利策新闻奖获奖记者，《纽约时报》畅销书作家，美国外交关系协会全球卫生高级研究员。唯一获得普利策奖（曾三次入围该奖项决选名单）、乔治·福斯特·皮博迪奖、乔治·波尔卡新闻奖等美国新闻界所有顶级大奖的人。

劳丽·加勒特（Laurie Garrett），美国知名防疫专家，普利策新闻奖获奖记者，《纽约时报》畅销书作家，美国外交关系协会全球卫生高级研究员。唯一获得普利策奖（曾三次入围该奖项决选名单）、乔治·福斯特·皮博迪奖、乔治·波尔卡新闻奖等美国新闻界所有顶级大奖的人。

在线阅读本书 In this meticulously researched and ultimately explosive new book by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the New York Times bestseller The Coming Plague, Laurie Garrett takes readers across the globe to reveal how a series of potential and present public health catastrophes form a terrifying portrait of real global disaster in the making.

Mental disorders are among the most prevalent sources of disease burden in the world. Increasing recognition of this burden has led to an explosion of scientific research as well as widespread public attention. Understanding causes and consequences of mental health and mental disorders from the perspective of public health involves unique methods and concepts from many discipli...(展开全部)

David Ernest Apter (December 18, 1924 – May 4, 2010) was an American political scientist and sociologist. He was Henry J Heinz Professor Emeritus of Comparative Political and Social Development and Senior Research Scientist at Yale University. He was born on December 18, 1924. He taught at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago (where he was the Executive Secretary ...(展开全部)

The Making of China’s Post Office traces the origins and early development of the country’s modern postal system. Sweeping in perspective, it goes beyond the bounds of institutional history to explore the political maneuverings, economic imperatives, and societal pressures both inhibiting and driving forward postal development. Although its prime mover was Robert Hart, Inspecto...(展开全部)

Body, Society, and Nation tells the story of China’s unfolding modernity by exploring the changing ideas, practices, and systems related to health and body in late nineteenth- and twentieth-century Shanghai. The pursuit of good health loomed large in Chinese political, social, and economic life. Yet, “good health” had a range of associations beyond individual well-being. It was...(展开全部)

Public health activity, and the state's public health responsibilities to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy, can only be achieved through different means of social coordination. This places law and regulation at the heart of public health. They are fundamental both to methods of achieving public health goals and to constraints that may be put on public health...(展开全部)