Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Ethnomedicine
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
2881245307
ISBN-13
9782881245305
Publisher
Gordon & Breach Science Publishers SA
Imprint
Gordon & Breach Science Publishers SA
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 1992
Print length
260 Pages
Weight
680 grams
Product Classification:
Medical anthropology
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A collection of essays in which use of diverse research strategies contribute to a reappraisal of the study of ethnomedicine. The contested nature of medical knowledge is documented, revealing a close articulation between individual suffering and the social and political order.
First Published in 1992. The reader of this volume will see how a decade of new work has remade ethnomedicine into one of the livelier and more promising domains of anthropology. Nicthter''s encompassing redefinition of the relationship of ethnomedicine to medical anthropology and his critical comments that introduce each chapter are bound to provoke discussion and response over the years to come. - Arthur Kleinman, MD Harvard Medical School.
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