Mixed medicines : health and culture in French colonial Cambodia /

Bringing together historical vignettes, anthropological theory and quantitative analyses, this book examines interactions between the Khymer, Cham, and Vietnamese of Cambodia and the French, documenting the differences in their understandings of medicine and revealing the transformations that occure...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Au, Sokhieng (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, [2011]
Colección:NBER conference report.
Temas:
1863-1953
Public health > Cambodia > History.
Culture.
Public Health > history
Culture
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Santé publique > Cambodge > Histoire.
Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
culture note.
culture (concept)
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
Public health
Cambodia > History > 1863-1953.
Cambodia
Cambodge > Histoire > 1863-1953.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Bringing together historical vignettes, anthropological theory and quantitative analyses, this book examines interactions between the Khymer, Cham, and Vietnamese of Cambodia and the French, documenting the differences in their understandings of medicine and revealing the transformations that occured.
Notas:Title from PDF title page (viewed 1/26/17).
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 263 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-239) and index.
ISBN:9780226031651
0226031659
1283066122
9781283066129
9786613066121
6613066125

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