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Global Health: Why Cultural Perceptions, Social Representations, and Biopolitics Matter
Mark Nichter
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Description for Global Health: Why Cultural Perceptions, Social Representations, and Biopolitics Matter
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: MBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
In this lesson-packed book, Mark Nichter, one of the world’s leading medical anthropologists, summarizes what more than a quarter-century of health social science research has contributed to international health and elucidates what social science research can contribute to global health and the study of biopolitics in the future. Nichter focuses on our cultural understanding of infectious and vector-borne diseases, how they are understood locally, and how various populations respond to public health interventions. The book examines the perceptions of three groups whose points of view on illness, health care, and the politics of responsibility often differ and frequently conflict: local ... Read more
In this lesson-packed book, Mark Nichter, one of the world’s leading medical anthropologists, summarizes what more than a quarter-century of health social science research has contributed to international health and elucidates what social science research can contribute to global health and the study of biopolitics in the future. Nichter focuses on our cultural understanding of infectious and vector-borne diseases, how they are understood locally, and how various populations respond to public health interventions. The book examines the perceptions of three groups whose points of view on illness, health care, and the politics of responsibility often differ and frequently conflict: local ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816525744
SKU
V9780816525744
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Ref
99-1
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