A Companion to the Anthropology of Environmental Health
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781118786925 | |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | April 27, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781118786925 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | April 27, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
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
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
