Anthropology and International Health
Mark Nichter
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Description for Anthropology and International Health
Paperback. Series: Culture, Illness & Healing. Num Pages: 314 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 504.
In this book I present a series of eleven essays written between 1978 and 1987 on subjects relevant to the anthropology of health and international health. The issues addressed in these essays were investigated during 38 months of fieldwork in rural southwest peninsular India (197 4-86) and 15 months of fieldwork in southwest Sri Lanka (1983-84 ). ;During various periods of this time I conducted ethnographic fieldwork, explored the feasibility of participatory community research, facilitated the development of a postgraduate health education training program, and served as a consultant to various international health organizations. The essays document my ongoing attempts ... Read more
In this book I present a series of eleven essays written between 1978 and 1987 on subjects relevant to the anthropology of health and international health. The issues addressed in these essays were investigated during 38 months of fieldwork in rural southwest peninsular India (197 4-86) and 15 months of fieldwork in southwest Sri Lanka (1983-84 ). ;During various periods of this time I conducted ethnographic fieldwork, explored the feasibility of participatory community research, facilitated the development of a postgraduate health education training program, and served as a consultant to various international health organizations. The essays document my ongoing attempts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
Series
Culture, Illness & Healing
Number of Pages
314
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792301585
SKU
V9780792301585
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Reviews for Anthropology and International Health
`This book can be ... recommended for all concerned with a wider vision of international health and primary health care.' N. Cohen, Lancet, November 1989