A Reader In Medical Anthropology: Theoretical Trajectories, Emergent Realities (Blackwell Anthologies In Social And Cultural Anthropology)

A Reader in Medical Anthropology: Theoretical Trajectories, Emergent Realities (Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology)

A Reader in Medical Anthropology: Theoretical Trajectories,Emergent Realities brings together articles from the keytheoretical approaches in the field of medical anthropology as wellas related science and technology studies. The editors’comprehensive introductions evaluate the historical lineages ofthese approaches and their value in addressing critical problemsassociated with contemporary forms of illness experience and healthcare. Presents a key selection of both classic and new agenda-settingarticles in medical anthropologyProvides analytic and historical contextual introductions byleading figures in medical anthropology, medical sociology, andscience and technology studiesCritically reviews the contribution of medical anthropology toa new global health movement that is reshaping international healthagendas