The Evolution Debate, 1813-1870

Edited by David Knight

The history of evolutionary thought is often seen as a triumph of secularism in the form of 'scientific naturalism', over religious bigotry. But for those...

2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-28922-1 (Routledge)

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Social and Cultural Lives of Immune Systems

Edited by James M. Wilce Jr.

Social and Cultural Lives of Immune Systems introduces a provocative new hypothesis in medico-social theory - the theory that immunity and disease are in part...

2003 | Paperback: 978-0-415-31005-5 (Taylor & Francis)

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Medical Pluralism in the Andes

Edited by Christine Greenway, Joan D. Koss-Chioino, Thomas Leatherman

Medical Pluralism in the Andes is the first major collection of anthropological approaches to health in the Andes for over twenty years. Written in tribute...

2002 | Paperback: 978-0-415-29920-6 (Routledge)

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New Horizons in Medical Anthropology

Essays in Honour of Charles Leslie

Edited by Margaret Lock, Mark Nichter

New Horizons in Medical Anthropology is a festschrift in honor of Charles Leslie whose influential career helped shape this subfield of anthropology. This collection of...

2002 | Paperback: 978-0-415-27806-5 (Routledge)

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Kayapó Ethnoecology and Culture

By Darrell A. Posey Edited by Kristina Plenderleith

Darrell A Posey died in March 2001 after a long and distinguished career in anthropology and ecology. Kayapó Ethnoecology and Culture presents a selection of...

2002 | Hardback: 978-0-415-27791-4 (Routledge)

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Anthropology and International Health

Edited by Mimi and Martin Nichter

Recognizing the significance of cultural aspects in the practice of medicine, this book places a strong emphasis on the social structure, customs, and history of...

2001 | Paperback: 978-2884491723 (Routledge)

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Women At A Crossroads

By M. Lewis Renaud

HIV ravaged the African continent faster and earlier than any other in the world, spreading primarily through unprotected heterosexual sex. Kaolack, Senegal is a town...

1997 | Paperback: 978-9056995317 (Routledge)

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Culture and Sexual Risk

Edited by Hans ten and Herdt Brummelhuis

Brummelhuis and Herdt provide an intense examination of sexual risk and its cultural configurations heretofore missing from the AIDS literature. The chapters on Western gay...

1995 | Paperback: 978-2884491310 (Routledge)

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