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Chinese "Cancer Villages" Rural Development, Environmental Change and Public Health
Author
Uniform Title
"Ai zheng cun" diao cha. English
Title
Chinese "Cancer Villages" Rural Development, Environmental Change and Public Health / Chen Ajiang, Chen Pengli and Luo Yajuan ; translated by Jennifer Holdaway and Wang Wuyi.
ISBN
9048524571
9789048524570
Publication
Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2020
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2020
Copyright Notice Date
©2020
Physical Description
1 online resource (303 pages) : illustrations
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Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Translation of: "Ai zheng cun" diao cha : huan jing jian kang feng xian de ren zhi yu ying dui.
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Summary
The phenomenon of "cancer villages" has emerged in many parts of rural China, drawing media attention and becoming a fact of social life. However, the relationship between pollution and disease is often hard to discern. Through sociological analysis of several villages with different social and economic structures, the authors offer a comprehensive, historically grounded analysis of the coexistence between the incidence of cancer, environmental pollution and villagers' lifestyles, as well as the perceptions, claims and responses of different actors. They situate the appearance of "cancer villages" in the context of social, economic and cultural change in China, tracing the evolution of the issue over two decades, and providing deep insights into the complex interactions and trade-offs between economic growth, environmental change and public health.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE - 2020 Complete
Project MUSE - 2020 Ecology and Evolution
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 21, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
Preface to the English language edition / Jennifer Holdaway and Wang Wuyi
Retrospective thoughts on the 'cancer village' phenomenon / Chen Ajiang
The ins and outs of a 'cancer village' / Chen Ajiang
A Subei 'cancer village' / Luo Yajuan
Environmental change and health risks / Chen Ajiang
A Prosperous 'cancer village' / Cheng Pengli
Coexistence of poverty and cancer / Cheng Pengli and Li Caihong
Problematization and de-stigmatization / Li Caihong and Cheng Pengli
Behind the 'high incidence of lung cancer' / Li Qi and Chen Ajiang
Villagers' perceptions of and responses to the between cancer and pollution / Chen Ajiang and Cheng Pengli
Villagers strategies for mitigating environmental health risks / Chen Ajiang and Cheng Pengli.
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