| Description |
vi, 333 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Directions in applied anthropology
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| Bibliography |
"Selected bibliography": p. 315-318. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. International health policy and issues of localization. The politics of child survival -- Administering the epidemic : HIV/AIDS policy, models of development, and international health -- Local identity, globalization, and health in Cuba and the Dominican Republic -- Health care from the perspectives of Minahasa villagers, Indonesia -- pt. 2. The global pharmacy. The King's law stops at the village gate : local and global pharmacy regulation in Vietnam -- The business of medicines and the politics of knowledge in Uganda -- pt. 3. Relocating bodies and body parts. Bodies transported : health and identity among involuntary immigrant women -- Poverty, pity, and the erasure of power : Somali refugee dependency -- Ethical issues in human organ replacement : a case study from India -- pt. 4. Globalizing mothering. Does authoritative knowledge in infant nutrition lead to successful breast-feeding? A critical perspective -- Reforming routines : a baby-friendly hospital in urban China -- pt. 5. Conclusion. International health research : the rules of the game. |
| Subject |
World health -- Social aspects -- Case studies.
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Medical policy -- Social aspects -- Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Whiteford, Linda M.
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Manderson, Lenore.
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| ISBN |
1555878741 (alk. paper) |
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