1st Edition
The Development of the Japanese Nursing Profession Adopting and Adapting Western Influences
By Aya Takahashi
Copyright 2004
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the years after 1868, when Japan's long period of self-imposed isolation ended, in nursing, as in every other aspect of life, the Japanese looked to the west. This book tells the story of 'Florence Nightingale-ism' in Japan, showing how Japanese nursing developed from 1868 to the present. It discusses how Japanese nursing adopted western models, implementing 'Nightingale-ism' in a conscious,... Read more
Section One: An Imported Profession
Section Two: The Development of a Japanese Model
Section Three: 'Re-encounter' with Western Nursing Professionalism
Section Two: The Development of a Japanese Model
Section Three: 'Re-encounter' with Western Nursing Professionalism
Biography
Aya Takahashi is Associate Professor at the International Student Center, Hokkaido University, Japan.
'[Takahashi] makes an original contribution to the history of nursing in Japan through her careful research in various archives, particularly those of several branches of the Red Cross, the International Nursing Council, and the Rockkefeeler Foundation.' - Monumenta Nipponica
'[This book] makes a valuable contribution to the trans-national social history both of nursing and medicine ... the author challenges current limits of women's history, offering a fresh international perspective.' - Medical History
