Acknowledgements
Some of the research for this book was supported by NSF grant 0527720 awarded to author Anderson, and by a 2007–2008 NEA independent fellowship grant awarded to author Buell, gratefully acknowledged. Author Buell would also like to thank Paul Unschuld for generous conference support and other encouragement while in Berlin. Next we thank our families supporting us warmly in spirit for the too many years of this project, and last but not least special thanks go to Angela Schottenhammer, who went above and beyond in supporting our project including finding us a place to publish. Also, Vivienne Lo and Fabrizio Speziale reviewed the manuscript and produced most helpful reviews going far beyond mere duty. Vivienne helped with our book’s Iranian connection in particular, and Fabrizio helped us understand the profound influence of Indian Medicine on our text. Also special thanks go to Hyunhee Park, who took Author Buell around Korea, among other warm support, Francesca Fiaschetti, Tim May and Batdorj Batjargal, who took author Buell around Mongolia, among other help. ENA gratefully acknowledges help and companionship in the field from Mark Van Biers, Douglas Futuyma, and many field helpers in China, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Afghanistan, and for generous help with medical and dynastic history from Sarah Schneewind, Paul Unschuld, Richard von Glahn, Sabine Wilms, Yi-li Wu, Ling Zhang, and others too numerous to mention. Special thanks to Patricia Radder and Irene Jager for very patient editing.