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Toward an Integrative Medicine
Hans A. Baer
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Description for Toward an Integrative Medicine
Paperback. Chronicles the transformation of the holistic health movement as it increasingly influences the delivery of health care in America. The author describes the battle for legitimacy by alternative therapeutic practitioners, and the increasing interest by the biomedical profession in the possibilities of a complementary and integrative medical system. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
This book chronicles the transformation of the holistic health movement over the past three decades, as it increasingly influences the delivery of health care in America. In it, he describes the battle for legitimacy by alternative therapeutic practitioners, and the biomedical profession's increasing interest in the possibilities of a complementary and integrative medical system. Baer examines a variety of professionalized and lay heterodox therapeutic systems, including chiropractors, naturopaths and acupuncturists, homeopaths, bodyworkers, and lay midwives. He shows, ironically, how the holistic movement may become more limited as it gains acceptance and becomes integrated into mainstream, professional medicine. This book is ... Read more
This book chronicles the transformation of the holistic health movement over the past three decades, as it increasingly influences the delivery of health care in America. In it, he describes the battle for legitimacy by alternative therapeutic practitioners, and the biomedical profession's increasing interest in the possibilities of a complementary and integrative medical system. Baer examines a variety of professionalized and lay heterodox therapeutic systems, including chiropractors, naturopaths and acupuncturists, homeopaths, bodyworkers, and lay midwives. He shows, ironically, how the holistic movement may become more limited as it gains acceptance and becomes integrated into mainstream, professional medicine. This book is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759103023
SKU
V9780759103023
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About Hans A. Baer
Hans A. Baer is professor of anthropology at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock.
Reviews for Toward an Integrative Medicine
A comprehensive overview of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the U.S., as well as a sharp analysis of how CAM is changing as it enters the mainstream of biomedicine.
David J. Hess, author of Evaluating Alternative Cancer Therapies
David J. Hess, author of Evaluating Alternative Cancer Therapies