2. The Birth of the Chinese Asylum, 1901–1918

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Contracting the “Mad Illness” 16
6. 2. The Birth of the Chinese Asylum, 1901–1918 39
7. 3. The Institutionalization of Madness, 1910s–1920s 63
8. 4. The Psychiatric Entrepreneur, 1920s–1930s 86
9. 5. From Madness to Mental Illness, 1928–1935 111
10. 6. Mental Hygiene and Political Control, 1928–1937 137
11. 7. Between the Mad and the Mentally Ill 159
12. Conclusion 180
13. Glossary of Chinese Terms 189
14. Notes 195
15. Bibliography 239
16. Index 261
17. Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University 269