The Routledge Handbook of Medical Anthropology

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Synopsis

The Routledge Handbook of Medical Anthropology provides a contemporary overview of the key themes in medical anthropology. In this exciting departure from conventional handbooks, compendia and encyclopedias, the three editors have written the core chapters of the volume, and in so doing, invite the reader to reflect on the ethnographic richness and theoretical contributions of research on the clinic and the field, bioscience and medical research, infectious and non-communicable diseases, biomedicine, complementary and alternative modalities, structural violence and vulnerability, gender and ageing, reproduction and sexuality. As a way of illustrating the themes, a rich variety of case studies are included, presented by over 60 authors from around the world, reflecting the diverse cultural contexts in which people experience health, illness, and healing. Each chapter and its case studies are introduced by a photograph, reflecting medical and visual anthropological responses to inequality and vulnerability. An indispensible reference in this fastest growing area of anthropological study, The Routledge Handbook of Medical Anthropology is a unique and innovative contribution to the field.

Book details

Series:
Routledge Anthropology Handbooks
Author:
Lenore Manderson, Elizabeth Cartwright, Anita Hardon
ISBN:
9781317743781
Related ISBNs:
9781315794198, 9781138612877, 9781138612877, 9781138015630, 9781138015630, 9781315794198, 9781138015630, 9781138612877, 9781315794198, 9781138015630, 9781138612877
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
394
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-02-06
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2016
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies