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New horizons in medical anthropology : essays in honour of Charles Leslie / edited by Mark Nichter and Margaret Lock.
| Other author | Leslie, Charles, 1923-2009 |
| Other author | Nichter, Mark. |
| Other author | Lock, Margaret M. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, 2002. |
| Description | xii, 312 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Theory and practice in medical anthropology and international health ; v. 8 Routledge Harwood anthropology Routledge Harwood anthropology. ^A528076 Theory and practice in medical anthropology and international health v. 8. ^A445526 |
| Contents | Introduction: from documenting medical pluralism to critical interpretations of globalized health knowledge, policies, and practices -- Governing bodies in new order Indonesia -- Too bold, too hot: crossing "culture" in AIDS prevention in Nepal -- The social relations of therapy management -- Making sense out of modernity -- A return to scientific racism in medical social sciences: the case of sexuality and the AIDS epidemic in Africa -- "We five, our twenty-five": myths of population out of control in contemporary India -- Establishing proof: translating "science" and the state in Tibetan medicine -- Notes on the evolution of evolutionary psychiatry -- Utopias of health, eugenics, and germline engineering -- Killing, and healing revisited: on cultural difference, warfare, and sacrifice. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2002069909 |
| ISBN | 0415277930 (HB) |
| ISBN | 0415278066 (PB) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GN296 .N49 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |