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ISBN: 9781118786994
Year: 2016
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 536
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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
ISBN: 9781118786994
Year: 2016
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 536
Description:
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