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A Companion to the Anthropology of Environmental Health
Contributor(s): Singer, Merrill (Editor)
ISBN: 1118786998     ISBN-13: 9781118786994
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $208.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- Medical | Health Care Delivery
Dewey: 362.1
LCCN: 2015044829
Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.7" W x 9.7" (1.75 lbs) 536 pages
 
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A Companion to the Anthropology of Environmental Health presents a collection of readings that utilize a medical anthropological approach to explore the interface of humans and the environment in the shaping of health and illness around the world.
  • Features the latest ethnographic research from around the world related to the multiple impacts of the environment on health and of societies on their environments
  • Includes contributions from international medical anthropologists, conservationists, environmental experts, public health professionals, health clinicians, and other social scientists
  • Analyzes the conditions of cultural and social transformation that accompany environmental and ecological impacts in all areas of the world
  • Offers critical perspectives on theoretical and methodological advancements in the anthropology of environmental health, along with future directions in the field