Isbn: 9781119718901 - a companion to medical anthropology (wiley blackwell companions to anthropology) (8 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. In English.

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Zustand: New. MERRILL SINGER is Emeritus Professor in the Anthropology Department at the University of Connecticut, USA, as well as Senior Research Scientist in the Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP) at the University of Connecticut..

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 2nd edition. 640 pages. 9.61x6.69x1.26 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2022. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The fully revised new edition of the defining reference work in the field of medical anthropologyA Companion to Medical Anthropology, Second Edition provides the most complete account of the key issues and debates in this dynamic, rapidly growing field. Bringing together contributions by leading international authorities in medical anthropology, this comprehensive reference work presents critical assessments and interpretations of a wide range of topical themes, including global and environmental health, political violence and war, poverty, malnutrition, substance abuse, reproductive health, and infectious diseases. Throughout the text, readers explore the global, historical, and political factors that continue to influence how health and illness are experienced and understood.The second edition is fully updated to reflect current controversies and significant new developments in the anthropology of health and related fields. More than twenty new and revised articles address research areas including war and health, illicit drug abuse, climate change and health, colonialism and modern biomedicine, activist-led research, syndemics, ethnomedicines, biocommunicability, COVID-19, and many others. Highlighting the impact medical anthropologists have on global health care policy and practice, A Companion to Medical Anthropology, Second Edition:\* Features specially commissioned articles by medical anthropologists working in communities worldwide\* Discusses future trends and emerging research areas in the field\* Describes biocultural approaches to health and illness and research design and methods in applied medical anthropologyAddresses topics including chronic diseases, rising levels of inequality, war and health, migration and health, nutritional health, self-medication, and end of life care Part of the acclaimed Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology series, A Companion to Medical Anthropology, Second Edition, remains an indispensable resource for medical anthropologists, as well as an excellent textbook for courses in medical anthropology, ethnomedicine, global health care, and medical policy.…

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