Globalization, Health, and the Environment

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This volume is an important addition to medical anthropology and global health. It combines ten excellent case studies linking health and environments that have been transformed through local processes of globalization. The juxtaposition of the cases demonstrates the diversity of anthropological theoretical...

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	Collection : Globalization and the Environment Date : 31/01/2006 Langue : Anglais Format : 14,5 x 22,5 Pages : 272 Prix (€) : 25,9 ISBN : 0-7591-0581-2 Commander ce livre en ligne

This volume is an important addition to medical anthropology and global health. It combines ten excellent case studies linking health and environments that have been transformed through local processes of globalization. The juxtaposition of the cases demonstrates the diversity of anthropological theoretical approaches applied to the interaction of globalization, health, and environment. At the same time it demonstrates the power of a unified, integrated view of complex interactions that anthropology can provide. The health consequences described here are more complex and interesting than simple one-to-one correlations like global warming and malaria rates. An excellent introduction provides a general framework for understanding the relationship between globalization and health. All aspects of culture-diet, productive technology, economic disparities, violence, and health policy-are implicated in the changing relationship between this culturally constructed global environment and human health. While these cases are alarming, they also provide hope.

Mots clé : globalization,health,environment