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Porter, Edgar A. The People's Doctor; George Hatem and China's Revolution. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1997. ISBN 0-8248-1905-5 (paper: alk. paper), ISBN 0-8248-1840-7 (cloth: alk. paper). $29.95 paper; $60 cloth. Available from: University of Hawaii Press, 2840 Kolowalu Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, U.S.A. Phone: 808-956-8679.
The author visited China in 1976 as a young American intrigued by the accomplishments of China's revolution. He visited again in 1978, and in 1979 moved to Henan Province where he taught in a provincial college for 2 years. He was drawn to the small group of aging foreigners who had embraced China and its Communist party during the...