TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I
Introduction
Guenter B. Risse

PART II HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Historical Review
Ilza Veith

Traditional Medicine in Modern China: Social, Political and Cultural Aspects
Ralph C. Crozier

Part III CHINESE ACUPUNCTURE

The Old and New Chinese Acupuncture: A Preface
Guenter B. Risse

Techniques Used in Acupuncture
James Y. P. Chen

Acupuncture Anesthesia in the Modern Chinese Operating Room: Personal Observations
Samuel Rosen

Acupunture Anesthesia
Nancy Wu

Acupuncture Anesthesia: Removal of a Lung
Edited from Survey of China Mainland Press January 1972

Some Knowledge Regarding the Theory of Acupuncture Anesthesia: A Report from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital
Free translation by Nancy Wu

PART IV HEALTH CARE DELIVERY IN MODERN CHINA

Introduction
Guenter B. Risse

Medicine and Chinese Society
Kenneth Levin

Barefoot Doctors in China: People, Politics and Paramedicine
Paul G. Pickowicz

Health Care in Modern China: An Eyewitness Report
Samuel Rosen

PART V CONCLUSION AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

Conclusion
Guenter B. Risse

Bibliography

Index