Knowledge, power, and practice : the anthropology of medicine and everday life / edited by Shirley Lindenbaum and Margaret Lock.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lindenbaum, Shirley.

Lock, Margaret M.

Series:

Comparative studies of health systems and medical care ; no. 36.

Comparative studies of health systems and medical care ; [v. 36]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical anthropology.

Physical Description:

xv, 428 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [1993]

Summary:

These original essays, which combine theoretical argument with empirical observation, constitute a state-of-the-art platform for future research in medical anthropology. Ranging in time and locale, the essays are based on research in historical and cultural settings. The contributors accept the notion that all knowledge is socially and culturally constructed and examine the contexts in which that knowledge is produced and practiced in medicine, psychiatry, epidemiology, and anthropology. Professionals in behavioral medicine, public health, and epidemiology as well as medical anthropologists will find their insights significant.

Notes:

Series number taken from book jacket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0520077849

OCLC:

26395700