connor linda samuel geoffrey (7 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 1 Edition. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. "What is the current state of traditional healing practices in contemporary Asian societies? How are their practitioners faring in the encounter with Western science and its biomedical approach? How are traditional healing practices being transformed by the politics of health within the modern nation-state and by the processes of commodification typical of modern economies? How do patients in Asian societies see the various healing options now open to them? The authors, all of whom are anthropologists, observe the clashes and complementarities between traditional therapies and biomedicine, which, in its many manifestations, is the dominant form of medicine supported by national governments, and is emblematic of the modernity to which they aspire. Some of the medical traditions, such as the sophisticated herbal-humoral systems of Tibetan medicine and Indian Ayurveda, are becoming well known in the West, both through scholarly study and through their increasing popularity with Western patients interested in their healing potential. This book adds a new dimension to their study, being focused unlike most previous writing on practice rather than textual tradition." (Publisher).

Zustand: Very Good. The books cover is in very good condition with wear such as a couple of small creases and light staining. The content is in new condition.

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 283 pages. 9.50x6.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Westport, 2001. 283 pp. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Small royal8vo, xi, 283 p. 20 illustrations, 5 maps and 8 tables. Original dark blue cloth, gilt on red ground. A very fine unmarked copy almost as new. First edition.