Chinese "Cancer Villages": Rural Development, Environmental Change and Public Health

By Ajiang Chen and Pengli Cheng

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1041176791
• ISBN13: 9781041176794
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"