Books:
Chinese medicine men : consumer culture in China and Southeast Asia
Covers the history of Tang Ren Tong, Tiger Balm, and 5 Continets. Fascinating to see the use of mass media: newspapers, parades, radio, etc. from the early republic through the 1940s. Loved that Aw Boon Haw started his newspapers because he hated having to pay high rates for ads in other newspapers.
Sunday, November 19, 2006
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