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Social Lives of Medicines - Susan Reynolds Whyte, Sjaak van der Geest, Anita Hardon
Social Lives of Medicines
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An anthropological study of the social functions and meanings of medicines in different cultures.
An anthropological study of the social functions and meanings of medicines in different cultures.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780521804691 (0521804698)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
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Anthropology
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A professional/technical text in medical anthropology, but still accessible to the interested lay reader. It approaches the meaning of pharmaceuticals and medical technologies (materia medica) in different cultural contexts, including developed as well as developing countries. The authors hold the t...
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