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This volume deals with one of the most understudied aspects of
everyday life in Russian society. Its main heroes are the providers
of goods and services to whom people turn for healthcare instead of
official medical institutions. A wide range of agents is
describedfrom network marketing companies to 'folk' journals on
health as well as healers, complementary medicine specialists, and
religious organizations. Krasheninnikovas book is based on rich
empirical observations and avoids both positive and critical
assessment of the analyzed phenomena. Her investigation pays
particular attention to the legal, social, and economic status of
informal healthcare providers. She demonstrates that these agents
tend to flourish in bigger towns rather than in small settlements,
where public healthcare is lacking. The study reveals the important
role of institutions that are generally not related to alternative
medicine, such as pharmacies, libraries, and church shops. The
result is a vivid and thorough introduction to the world of
self-medication and alternative healing in contemporary Russia. A
special emphasis was made on the flexibility of boundaries between
formal and informal healthcare due to the evolution of rules and
regulations.
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