Japan's Wartime Medical Atrocities: Comparative Inquiries in Science, History, and Ethics

by Mark Selden, Nanyan Guo, Arthur Kleinman

Book Overview

Prior to and during the Second World War, the Japanese Army established programs of biological warfare throughout China and elsewhere. In these "factories of death," including the now-infamous Unit 731, Japanese doctors and scientists conducted large numbers of vivisections and experiments on human beings, mostly Chinese nationals. However, as a result of complex historical factors including an American cover-up of the atrocities, Japanese denials,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415583772
• ISBN13: 9780415583770
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"