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"Translation at Work: Chinese Medicine in the First Global Age" by Harold Cook explores the role of China in medical exchanges during the early modern period. The book focuses on the practice of translation as a means of knowledge exchange between different medical systems. The chapters examine various aspects of translation, including the translation of texts, practices, and material objects, and highlight the complex interactions between different agents involved in the process. The book offers a new perspective on the translation of Chinese medical ideas and practices and is recommended for historians of cross-cultural exchanges, science, and medicine. [Extracted from the article]