The fully revised new edition of the defining reference work in the
field of medical anthropology A Companion to Medical Anthropology,
Second Edition provides the most complete account of the key issues
and debates in this dynamic, rapidly growing field. Bringing
together contributions by leading international authorities in
medical anthropology, this comprehensive reference work presents
critical assessments and interpretations of a wide range of topical
themes, including global and environmental health, political
violence and war, poverty, malnutrition, substance abuse,
reproductive health, and infectious diseases. Throughout the text,
readers explore the global, historical, and political factors that
continue to influence how health and illness are experienced and
understood. The second edition is fully updated to reflect current
controversies and significant new developments in the anthropology
of health and related fields. More than twenty new and revised
articles address research areas including war and health, illicit
drug abuse, climate change and health, colonialism and modern
biomedicine, activist-led research, syndemics, ethnomedicines,
biocommunicability, COVID-19, and many others. Highlighting the
impact medical anthropologists have on global health care policy
and practice, A Companion to Medical Anthropology, Second Edition:
Features specially commissioned articles by medical anthropologists
working in communities worldwide Discusses future trends and
emerging research areas in the field Describes biocultural
approaches to health and illness and research design and methods in
applied medical anthropology Addresses topics including chronic
diseases, rising levels of inequality, war and health, migration
and health, nutritional health, self-medication, and end of life
care Part of the acclaimed Wiley Blackwell Companions to
Anthropology series, A Companion to Medical Anthropology, Second
Edition, remains an indispensable resource for medical
anthropologists, as well as an excellent textbook for courses in
medical anthropology, ethnomedicine, global health care, and
medical policy.
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