Medical Anthropology - Regional Perspectives and Shared Concerns

Informationen zum Autor Francine Saillant is Professor of Anthropology at the Universite Laval and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Anthropologie et Societes.She has conducted research on ethnomedicine! alternative medicine! midwifery! and women's knowledge of the body. She is now conducting research work on humanitarian action and human rights. Her books include Transformations sociales! genre et sante (with Manon Boulianne! 2003)! Identites! vulnerabilites! communautes (with Michele Clement! 2004)! Communautes et socialites (with Eric Gagnon! 2005)! and De la responsabilite: Ethique et politique (with Eric Gagnon! 2006). Serge Genest is Professor of Anthropology at the Universite Laval. He has conducted research on medical systems in Central and West Africa! in South-East Asia! and in Quebec. He has explored traditional systems of medicine in Africa! the encounter between local medicines and biomedicine! and AIDS. His current work deals with international development and health! as well as the connections between environment and health. Klappentext "Medical Anthropology: Regional Perspectives and Shared Concerns" surveys medical anthropology by examining the multiplicity of intellectual traditions from which it emerged! taking a closer look at the paths charted by medical anthropologists in Europe and the Americas. An overview of the discipline! written by medical anthropologists of international stature. Includes case studies from France! Germany! Italy! the Netherlands! Spain! Switzerland! the United Kingdom! and the United States. Also provides thematic perspectives! considering gender and politics in relation to medical anthropology. Zusammenfassung Medical Anthropology: Regional Perspectives and Shared Concerns surveys medical anthropology by examining the multiplicity of intellectual traditions from which it emerged! taking a closer look at the paths charted by medical anthropologists in Europe and the Americas. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction (Francine Saillant and Serge Genest). Part I: Perspectives from the Americas. 1. Canada. . Section 1: Bioscience and Biotechnology Under Ethnographic Surveillance: Where Do Canadian Medical Anthropologists Stand (Gilles Bibeau (Universite de Montreal)! Janice E. Graham (Universite de Montreal)! and Usher Fleishing (University of Calgary). Section 2: The Anthropology of Health in Quebec: Toward a Blending of Approaches and Methods (Raymond Masse (Universite Laval). 2. The United States. . Medical Anthropology in the United States (Arachu Castro (Harvard University) and Paul Farmer (Harvard University). 3. Brazil. . Much More than Medical Anthropology: The Healthy Body and Brazilian Identity (Annette Leibing (Universite de Montreal). 4. Mexico. . Medical Anthropology in Mexico: Recent Trends in Research and Education (Maria Beatriz Duarte-Gomez (National University of Colombia)! Roberto Campos-Navarro (Universidad Nacional Autonoma)! Gustavo Nigenda (Escuela Nacional de Anthropologia e Historia). Part II: Perspectives from Europe. 5. France. . Medical Anthropology in France: A Healthy Discipline (Sylvie Fainzang (Centre de Recherche Medecine! Sciences! Sante et Societe). 6. Spain. . Topographies! Folklore! and Medical Anthropolgy in Spain (Josep M. Comelles (Ecole des Hautes etudes en sciences sociales! Paris)! Enrique Perdiguero (Miguel Hernandez University! Spain)! and Angel Martinez-Hernaez (Universitat Rovira i Virgili! Spain). 7. Italy. . Suffering! Politics! Nation: A Cartography of Italian Medical Anthropology (Mariella Pandolfi (Universite de Montreal) and Gilles Bibeau (Universite de Montreal). 8. Germany. . Medical Anthropology(ies) in Germany (Angelika Wolf (Universitat Bayreuth)! Stefan Ecks (University of Edinburgh)! and Johannes Sommerfeld (World Health Organization). 9. The Netherlands. . A Cultural Fascination with Medicine: M...

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• Authors: Genest, Saillant, Francine Saillant, Francine (Universite Laval) Genest Saillant, Francine Genest Saillant, Salliant
• Assisted by: Serge Genest (Editor), Serge (Universite Laval) Genest (Editor), Francine Saillant (Editor), Francine (Universite Laval) Saillant (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2006
• EAN: 9781405152501
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-5250-1
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous