Singer A Companion to the Anthropology of Environmental Health

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-118-78713-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 536 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Companions to Anthropology

A Companion to the Anthropology of Environmental Health presents a collection of readings that utilize a medical anthropological approach to explore the interface of humans and the environment in the shaping of health and illness around the world.
* Features the latest ethnographic research from around the world related to the multiple impacts of the environment on health and of societies on their environments
* Includes contributions from international medical anthropologists, conservationists, environmental experts, public health professionals, health clinicians, and other social scientists
* Analyzes the conditions of cultural and social transformation that accompany environmental and ecological impacts in all areas of the world
* Offers critical perspectives on theoretical and methodological advancements in the anthropology of environmental health, along with future directions in the field

Autoren/Hrsg.

Singer, Merrill