Medical anthropology books

China has a remarkably high degree of geographical localization in disease mortality rates. This book documents...  Read More >>

A volume of essays on methodological issues in the study of human mortality. It aims to provide a comprehensive...  Read More >>

An anthropologist and an anatomist have combined their skills in this book to provide the essentials of anatomy...  Read More >>

Addresses the issue of the impact of the environment on disease causation and control. This book discusses topics...  Read More >>

It has been a difficult, sometimes painful, story to tell in its entirety, but I have done my best to be accurate...  Read More >>

The origins of Pacific Islanders have been the subject of extensive research and controversy, especially the contribution...  Read More >>

From a ""decoding"" of ancient Balinese myths to the careful computation of mortality rates for the modern Philippines,...  Read More >>

Throughout the book, the division of labour in health care, especially as it relates to social class and gender...  Read More >>

Powell evaluates the biological and social dimensions of human adaptation to the Mississippian lifeway through observations...  Read More >>

In this widely-praised study, Carol Laderman provides a vivid picture of the daily life of rural Malays as she focuses...  Read More >>

Argues that the great increase of tuberculosis was intimately connected with the rise of an industrial, urbanized...  Read More >>

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The statistical theory of the ordinary life table is presented in this book, with its construction explained. Topics...  Read More >>

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This is a book about the social situation of the hospitalized child in twentieth-century America. With details and...  Read More >>

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This book offers a comprehensive collection of seminal research into palliative care and hospice, providing an invaluable...  Read More >>

This compelling volume addresses key issues at the critical intersection of intangible cultural heritage and traditional...  Read More >>