9780521536820-0521536820-An Ecology of High-Altitude Infancy: A Biocultural Perspective (Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology, Series Number 12)

An Ecology of High-Altitude Infancy: A Biocultural Perspective (Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology, Series Number 12)

ISBN-13: 9780521536820
ISBN-10: 0521536820
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Andrea S. Wiley
Publication date: 2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 270 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780521536820
ISBN-10: 0521536820
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Andrea S. Wiley
Publication date: 2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 270 pages

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An Ecology of High-Altitude Infancy: A Biocultural Perspective (Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology, Series Number 12) (ISBN-13: 9780521536820 and ISBN-10: 0521536820), written by authors Andrea S. Wiley, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2004. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other Social Sciences (Cultural, Anthropology) books. You can easily purchase or rent An Ecology of High-Altitude Infancy: A Biocultural Perspective (Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology, Series Number 12) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Social Sciences books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.55.

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Highlighting the roles of ecology, culture, history, and political economy, 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. It stresses the burdens of women's work in this region as crucial to birth outcome. An example of a new genre of anthropological work called "ethnographic human biology," this study utilizes the methodology of human biology but strongly emphasizes the ethnographic context that provides meaning for human biological measures.

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