Medical anthropology books

Explores the links between brain science, studies of symbolism, and debates in ancient, modern, and postmodern philosophy...  Read More >>

Olumwullah examines disease, biomedicine, and processes of social change among the AbaNyole of Western Kenya and...  Read More >>

This text examines the ways in which people of the Red River Delta make sense of their bodies, illness and medicine....  Read More >>

Examines the global impact of infertility as a major reproductive health issue, one that has profoundly affected...  Read More >>

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The field of medical anthropology is a discipline that incorporates the perspective of a wide range of approaches—from...  Read More >>

Psychiatry conventionally regards spirit possession and dramatic healing rituals in non-European societies as forms...  Read More >>

The study of human reproductive ecology represents an important new development in human evolutionary biology  Read More >>

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

This work examines the significant health problems facing South Asia today and assesses the ways in which these...  Read More >>

The study of human reproductive ecology represents an important new development in human evolutionary biology  Read More >>

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This work examines the significant health problems facing South Asia today and assesses the ways in which these...  Read More >>

This account of the anthropology of psychological illness in the West details both the cultural context and symbolism...  Read More >>

This work chronicles the history of sickle cell anaemia in the US, tracing its transformation from an """"invisible""""...  Read More >>

This work chronicles the history of sickle cell anaemia in the US, tracing its transformation from an ""invisible""...  Read More >>

Aging occurs at the level of individual cells with genetically-determined cellular capacity to repair environmentally-induced...  Read More >>

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Designed to serve as an introduction and reader into the fields of cultural psychiatry and medical anthropology....  Read More >>

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A critical anthropological analysis of health theory with specific reference to the James Bay Cree. The author...  Read More >>

The field of medical anthropology is a discipline that incorporates the perspective of a wide range of approaches—from...  Read More >>

Experiencing the New Genetics will lead scholars and general readers alike to question how far genetic inheritance...  Read More >>

Looks at the science behind the ominous prospect of 'estrogen mimics' threatening health and well-being, from the...  Read More >>