This book synthesizes the flourishing field of anthropology of infectious disease in a critical, biocultural framework. Leading medical anthropologist Merrill Singer holistically unites the behaviors of microorganisms and the activities of complex social systems, showing how we exist with pathogenic agents of disease in a complex process of co-evolution. He also connects human diseases to larger ecosystems and various other species that are future sources of new human infections. Anthropology of Infectious Disease integrates and advances research in this growing, multifaceted area and offers an ideal supplement to courses in anthropology, public health, development studies, and related fields.
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This book synthesizes the flourishing field of anthropology of infectious disease in a critical, biocultural framework, advancing research in this multifaceted area and offering an ideal supplemental text.
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Introduction; 1: Defining the Anthropology of Infectious Disease; 2: Denizens of the Microbial World; 3: More Than Human; 4: Environmental Disruption, Pluralea Interactions, and Infectious Diseases; 5: Emergent, Reemergent, and Drug-Resistant Infectious Agents; 6: Infectious Disease Syndemics; 7: Inequality, Political Ecology, and the Future of Infectious Diseases
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781629580432
Publisert
2014-12-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Left Coast Press Inc
Vekt
589 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
320
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