Buch, Englisch, 164 Seiten, Format (B × H): 181 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 464 g
Critical Perspectives
Buch, Englisch, 164 Seiten, Format (B × H): 181 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 464 g
Reihe: Routledge South Asian History and Culture Series
ISBN: 978-0-415-55609-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
The book brings together anthropologists, sociologists, economists, health researchers and development specialists to provide the reader with an interdisciplinary approach to the study of South Asian health and a comprehensive understanding of cutting edge research in this area. Addressing key issues affecting a range of geographical areas including India, Nepal and Pakistan, this text will be essential reading for students and researchers interested in Asian Studies and for those interested in gaining a better understanding of health in developing countries.
This book was published as a special issue of South Asian History and Culture.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin HIV, AIDS
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction: The Social and Cultural Production of Health in South Asia Assa Doron and Alex Broom Section 1: Culture, power and lay medical interface 1: Class and the Clinic: The Subject of Medical Pluralism and the Transmission of Inequality Kalpana Ram 2: Spatial Boundaries and Moralities of Gender: Considerations from Obstetric and Gynaecological Practice in Chennai, South India Victoria Loblay Section 2: Public health and private illness 3: Occupational Health, Risk and Science in India’s Global Factories Jamie Cross 4: Injecting Drug Use and HIV in North-East India: Negotiating a Public Health Response in a Complex Environment Michele Kermode, Peter Deutschmann, M.C. Arunkumar and Greg Manning 5: HIV and the Gurus: Religiosity, Plurality and the Challenge of a ‘Hindu’ Response to AIDS Nalin Mehta and Upahar Pramanik 6: Unmarried Muslim Youth and Sex Education in the bustees of Kolkata Kabita Chakraborty 7: The Intoxicated Poor: Alcohol, Morality and Power and the Boatmen of Banaras Assa Doron Section 3: Traditional healing and local knowledge 8: Between Medicine and Manthravady: Agency and Identity in Paniya Health Sumant Badami 9: Learning from Infertility: Gender, Health Inequities and Faith Healers in Women’s Experiences of Disrupted Reproduction in Rajasthan Maya Unnithan 10: The Practice and Meanings of Spiritual Healing in Nepal Asha Lal Tamang and Alex Broom