Doctors and the State
Critical Perspectives from East Asia and Beyond
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21059860 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claire L Wendland (0000-0002-6323-2082, University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1-6 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0145-9740 • E-ISSN: 1545-5882 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01459740.2026.2688803 |
| PMID | 42311106 |
| OpenAlex | W7165131478 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
Anthropologists studying biomedicine have often analyzed the profession as a disciplinary arm of the state. This approach risks misrecognizing the complexity of state-physician-society relations, and the political agency of doctors. In this commentary, I analyze contributions of the articles in this special issue on East Asia in the context of other work on medicine and state power
Agency (philosophy) · Biomedicine · Context (archaeology) · Discipline · East Asia · Politics · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Biomedical Ethics and Regulation · Global Health and Surgery
A Heart for the Work
Other-Worldly
Healing and Curing
Professionals in Revolt
The Birth of Biopolitics
Pathologizing poverty
Why Am I Not Disabled? Making State Subjects, Making Statistics in Post-;Mao China
Islamic Clinics in Egypt
Anthropology and the rise of the professional-managerial class
Strength and vulnerability after Egypt's Arab Spring uprisings
We have to think like capitalists but continue being socialists
The Gift of Health
| Highly cited | No |
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