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An ecology of high-altitude infancy : a biocultural perspective / Andrea S. Wiley

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004

Online-Ressource (xxii, 244 p) : ill

Englisch

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

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-226) and index

Print version: An Ecology of High-Altitude Infancy : A Biocultural Perspective

0-521-83000-1 ; 0-511-18788-2 ; 0-521-53682-0

978-0-521-83000-3 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

Online-Ausg.

2009

Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

GN296.5.I4

306.4/61/09546     Ähnliche Literatur

LOC-SH: Human ecology -- India -- Ladākh ; Ladākh (India) -- Environmental conditions ; Altitude, Influence of -- India -- Ladākh ; Infants -- Mortality -- India -- Ladākh ; Medical anthropology -- India -- Ladākh

Medical anthropology ; India ; Ladaakhc ; Electronic books

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 region as crucial to birth outcome