{"product_id":"9781405152501","title":"Medical Anthropology Regional Perspectives and Shared Concerns","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMedical Anthropology\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRegional Perspectives and Shared Concerns\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrancine Saillant | Serge Genest\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedical Anthropology: Regional Perspectives and Shared Concerns\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn overview of the discipline, written by medical anthropologists of international stature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes case studies from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlso provides thematic perspectives, considering gender and politics in relation to medical anthropology.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancine Saillant\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at the Université Laval and Editor-in-Chief of the journal \u003ci\u003eAnthropologie et Sociétés\u003c\/i\u003e.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 \u003ci\u003eTransformations sociales, genre et santé\u003c\/i\u003e (with Manon Boulianne, 2003), \u003ci\u003eIdentités,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003evulnérabilités, communautés\u003c\/i\u003e (with Michèle Clément, 2004), \u003ci\u003eCommunautés et socialités\u003c\/i\u003e (with Éric Gagnon, 2005), and \u003ci\u003eDe la responsabilité: Éthique et politique\u003c\/i\u003e (with Éric Gagnon, 2006).\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSerge Genest\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at the Université 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 December 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405152501\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384798736524,"sku":"9781405152501","price":49.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405152501_00787d10-8c4e-458b-b23f-10225034854a.jpg?v=1780172035","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405152501","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}