Health & Medical Anthropology

This book assembles the growing scholarship on the study of infectious disease and infectious disease eradication programmes into one important volume...

This book examines the biocultural dimensions of obesity from an anthropological perspective in an effort to broaden understanding of a growing public health concern. The prevalence of obesity in the United States of America is currently the highest among developed countries. Bellisari considers how..

This volume provides a contemporary overview of the key themes in medical anthropology, illustrated through a rich variety of case studies from diverse cultural contexts. An indispensible reference, The Routledge Handbook of Medical Anthropology reflects the global diversity of the field with studie..

This book analyzes Tibetan medicine in the twenty-first century by considering the contemporary reasons that have led to its diversity and asking how Tibetan medicine fits into the  globalized context of the medical world today._x000D_ 'Winner of the ICAS Colleagues Choice Award 2009"..