Biomedical Entanglements

Biomedical Entanglements
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9781785332357
ISBN-13 : 178533235X
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Book Synopsis Biomedical Entanglements by : Franziska A. Herbst

Download or read book Biomedical Entanglements written by Franziska A. Herbst and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biomedical Entanglements is an ethnographic study of the Giri people of Papua New Guinea, focusing on the indigenous population’s interaction with modern medicine. In her fieldwork, Franziska A. Herbst follows the Giri people as they circulate within and around ethnographic sites that include a rural health center and an urban hospital. The study bridges medical anthropology and global health, exploring how the ‘biomedical’ is imbued with social meaning and how biomedicine affects Giri ways of life.


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