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“…if we deprive ourselves of history, everything is a surprise: 9/11, the financial crisis, the storming of the Capitol, the invasion of Ukraine. When we are shocked out of the everyday but have no history, we grope for reference points, and become vulnerable to people who give us easy answers. The past then becomes a realm of myth, in which those with power generate narratives most convenient to themselves.” — Timothy Snyder, Levin professor of history, Yale University
Chinese History
History of China & Chinese Medicine
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Handout: Is Writing History an Ethical Enterprise?
Handout: Timeline and Maps in standard page format (PDF)
Chinese history timeline: this is the timeline banner I used in class | Click for Larger Version
Optional Reading
Death of Woman Wang (PDF)
Chapter 1: The Observers
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The entire book is highly recommended. The Death of Woman Wang on Amazon.com.
History of Chinese medicine as summarized by important books
Annotated Chronology of Chinese medicine
Comparative Historical Timeline: China, Japan, Other Civilizations
Resource links: Women in history of Chinese Medicine
Chinese Medical History/TCM History
Cloud Gate (preview PDF): Chinese names, characters and meanings for the acupuncture points
J.R. Worsley
Gumenick, Classical Five Element Acupuncture: The Teachings of J.R. Worsley (PDF download)
Eckman, In the Footsteps of the Yellow Emperor, tracing the history of traditional acupuncture
Additional Articles, Books and Resources
Miscellaneous Records of a Female Doctor written by Tan Yunxian
Andrews, The Making of Modern Chinese Medicine, 1850-1960 (link to book listing)
Neither Donkey nor Horse: Medicine in the Struggle over China’s Modernity (link to book listing)
Eckman: Professional Training and Experience (PDF download)
Search Amazon for the many books by Veterinary Doctor Huisheng Xie, professor at University of Florida and at the Qi Institute of Traditional Veterinary Medicine, Reddick, FL
Brief article: update on archaeology of early civilizations in China
The Master Printers of Koryo (Korea)
Li Xueqin, Key Historian in China’s Embrace of Antiquity
The Silk Road
The New Silk Road (article)
Arts of the Silk Road (link to online exhibitions)
Indexed Links to Silk Road-related Exhibits and Resources around the world
Science
Brief notes on development of scientific method
The Impasse of Modern Physics: New York Times Article
Acupuncture Treatment for Drug Addiction in the US: The Lincoln Detox Center, Young Lords and Black Panthers
Dr. Mutulu Shakur (link to website article)
Stickin’ it to the Man (link to website article)
History of the Lincoln Detox Center
Dope is Death, documentary film by Mia Donovan, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua-m7AANkQ4
The story of a radical movement that sought to end heroin addiction in communities of color with acupuncture, led by Dr. Mutulu Shakur, the step father of Tupac.
https://dopeisdeath.com/ 4-part podcast
