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Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective

Ann McElroy,

Patricia K. Townsend

4.01 · Rating details · 73 ratings · 3 reviews

The newest edition of the premier teaching text in medical anthropology is thoroughly revised to reflect new developments in the field. Widespread awareness of emerging infectious diseases and global environmental change makes the ecological perspective of the McElroy-Townsend text even more relevant to students than when it was first published. Medical Anthropology in Eco ...more

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Paperback, Fourth Edition, 480 pages

Published August 15th 2003 by Westview Press (first published April 23rd 1985)

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Aug 24, 2011 Erin rated it it was amazing

Shelves: nonfiction, science, textbooks-science

Picked up the first edition of this text for a college sociology class way back in the day. Now, as a prof, it is one of a handful of books from that era that I continue to find myself discussing with students. Covers a broad range of topics with compelling profiles that lend depth to subjects that might otherwise be dismissed as mundane by the average freshman.

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Dec 05, 2017 Jane rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-stars, anthropology-ethnography, nonfiction, read-for-school, textbook

Never in my life did I think I would rate a textbook 5 stars. But I did. Not because I particularly enjoyed this textbook-reading experience, but because I didn't hate it. the chapters were manageable and easy to understand. I liked having a real world example to apply the concepts to. Also, the text wasn't unbearably dry. So good job, Ann McElroy and Pat Townsend! ...more

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