Inhalt
Includes key papers which outline the history, concepts, research findings and controversies in medical anthropology - the cross-cultural study of health, illness and medical care. This volume covers topics such as transcultural psychiatry, food and nutrition, anthropology of the body, alcohol and drug use, and traditional healers.
Bibliografische Angaben
Oktober 2008, 580 Seiten, The International Library of Essays in Anthropology, Englisch
Taylor and Francis
978-0-7546-2655-8