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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This book examines the structure and impact of the SARS epidemic, and its short- and medium-range implications for an interconnected, globalized world. In so doing, it poses a question of the greatest possible significance: Can we learn from SARS before the next pandemic?<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This book examines the structure and impact of the SARS epidemic, and its short- and medium-range implications for an interconnected, globalized world. In so doing, it poses a question of the greatest possible significance: Can we learn from SARS before the next pandemic?<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>"This book has lined up a remarkable team of authors to try to answer the question: what can we learn from SARS before the next pandemic? And its value lies in the significant issues that it has highlighted."--The China Review<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>SARS in China</i> not only makes a significant contribution to China studies but also provides important clues about the state of preparation for global health challenges such as avian flu.--<i>China Review International</i><br><br>This book has lined up a remarkable team of authors to try to answer the question: what can we learn from SARS before the next pandemic? And its value lies in the significant issues that it has highlighted.--<i>The China Review</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Arthur Kleinman is Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology, Harvard University, and Professor of Medical Anthropology and Social Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. James L. Watson is Fairbank Professor of Chinese Society and Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University. He is also the author of <i>Golden Arches East: McDonald's in East Asia</i> (Stanford University Press, 1997).

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