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Merrill Singer - Anthropology Of Infectious Disease - 9781629580449 - V9781629580449
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Anthropology Of Infectious Disease

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Description for Anthropology Of Infectious Disease Paperback. Synthesizes the flourishing field of anthropology of infectious disease in a critical, biocultural framework, advancing research in this multifaceted area and offering an ideal supplemental text. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBNH; MJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
This book synthesizes the flourishing field of anthropology of infectious disease in a critical, biocultural framework. Leading medical anthropologist Merrill Singer holistically unites the behaviors of microorganisms and the activities of complex social systems, showing how we exist with pathogenic agents of disease in a complex process of co-evolution. He also connects human diseases to larger ecosystems and various other species that are future sources of new human infections. Anthropology of Infectious Disease integrates and advances research in this growing, multifaceted area and offers an ideal supplement to courses in anthropology, public health, development studies, and related fields.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Walnut Creek, United States
ISBN
9781629580449
SKU
V9781629580449
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2

About Merrill Singer
Merrill Singer , PhD, a medical and cultural anthropologist, is a Professor in the Departments of Anthropology and Community Medicine at the University of Connecticut, USA as well as a faculty member at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale University. Over his career, his research and writing have focused on HIV/AIDS in highly vulnerable and disadvantaged populations, ... Read more

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