Raising the Dust: Tracking Traditional Medicine in the South of Malawi - Hardcover
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9789811084195ISBN-10:981108419XUPC:9789811084195Book Category:Social Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Alternative & Complementary MedicineBook Topic:Physical, Cultural & SocialSize:8.27 x 5.83 x 0.88 inchesWeight:0.604Product ID:SCMNSMTA7J
- Offers a highly original and revealingly analysis of the philosophy and practice of traditional healing in southern Malawi, and the impact of environmental degradation and market forces on those practices
- Valuable resource for researchers in the expanding field of medical anthropology, as well as to development professionals who work in areas of healthcare, resource management and sustainability
- Synthesizes theoretical debates around traditional ecological knowledge and radical ecology
- Highlights the living nature of traditional medicine, ensuring it remains an integral part of maintaining health and wellbeing over the long term
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9789811084195ISBN-10:981108419XUPC:9789811084195Book Category:Social Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Alternative & Complementary MedicineBook Topic:Physical, Cultural & SocialSize:8.27 x 5.83 x 0.88 inchesWeight:0.604Product ID:SCMNSMTA7J
Following a passionate interest in holistic health, and having a particular interest in cross-cultural onto-epistemologies, Dr Theresa Jones has worked in many different roles across the health, social welfare and education sectors. She is motivated by the need to address health as a social justice issue and as an ecological imperative.
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
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2018 Edition
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