An ecology of high-altitude infancy : a biocultural perspective /

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This book considers how the unique mountain ecology and socio-cultural patterns of the Himalayan region of Ladakh contribute to a peculiar pattern of infant mortality. Highlighting the roles of ecology, culture, history, and political economy, it stresses the burdens of women's work in this reg...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wiley, Andrea S., 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Colección:Cambridge studies in medical anthropology ; 12.
Temas:
Medical anthropology > India > Ladākhc.
Infants > Mortality > India > Ladākhc.
Altitude, Influence of > India > Ladākhc.
Human ecology > India > Ladākh.
Altitudes.
Social ecology.
Ethnology.
Infant Mortality
Altitude
Risk Factors
Social Environment
Anthropology, Cultural
Infant, Low Birth Weight > growth & development
Ethnology
Écologie humaine > Inde > Ladākh.
Écologie sociale.
Ethnologie.
human ecology.
social anthropology.
ethnology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Social ecology
Altitudes
Altitude, Influence of
Ecology
Human ecology
Infants > Mortality
Medical anthropology
Ladākh (India) > Environmental conditions.
India
India > Ladākh
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures, Photographs, and Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Glossary of Ladakhi Words; 1 Introduction; 2 Challenges of High-Altitude Living; 3 Contextualizing Reproductive Health Research in Ladakh; 4 Big Mountains, Small Babies; 5 An Ecology of Infancy in Ladakh; 6 Comparative Perspectives on Reproductive Health in Ladakh; 7 Toward Relevant Research: Adaptation and Policy Perspectives on Maternal-Infant Health in Ladakh; Notes; References; Index.

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