ENGLISH

Plural Medicine, Tradition and Modernity, 1800-2000

By Waltraud Ernst

Book information

Year
2002
ISBN
9780415231220, 0415231221, 0203467108, 9780203467107, 9780585456218
Open Library ID
OL22130174M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1494086 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
224\268
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Research into 'colonial' or 'imperial' medicine has made considerable progress in recent years, whilst the study of what is usually referred to as 'indigenous' or 'folk' medicine in colonized societies has received much less attention. This book redresses the balance by bringing together current critical research into medical pluralism during the last two centuries. It includes a rich selection of historical, anthropological and sociological case-studies that cover many different parts of the globe, ranging from New Zealand to Africa, China, South Asia, Europe and the USA.

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