Knowledge, Power, and Practice: The Anthropology of Medicine and Everyday Life (Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care)

Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care

by Shirley Lindenbaum, Margaret M. Lock (Editor)

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.

Genres: Anthropology

444 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Shirley Lindenbaum is notable for her medical anthropological work on kuru in Papua New Guinea, HIV/AIDS in the United States of America, and cholera in Bangladesh.Beginning in 1972, she taught cultural anthropology at the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research in New York, before accepting a professorship at the City University of New York. Admired by her colleagues and students, Lindenbaum was the editor of the international journal "American Ethnologist" (1984-1989), and later served as Book Review Editor for "Anthropology Now" (2010-2013). Professor Lindenbaum is currently living in NY and is emerita professor of the Graduate Division of the City University of New York.

Reviews

[Riversue · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting essays covering a wide array of topics in Medical Anthropology

[HyL · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most important collections of essays in the field of medical anthropology. A must have on your book shelf, and a great gift for any medical student.