ISBN:
0511185197
,
0511186029
,
9780511185199
,
9780511186028
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 244 pages)
,
illustrations
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in medical anthropology 12
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Wiley, Andrea S., 1962- Ecology of high-altitude infancy
DDC:
306.4/61/09546
Keywords:
Medical anthropology
;
Infants Mortality
;
Altitude, Influence of
;
Human ecology
;
Infant Mortality
;
Altitude
;
Risk Factors
;
Social Environment
;
Anthropology, Cultural
;
Infant, Low Birth Weight growth & development
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture
;
Altitude, Influence of
;
Ecology
;
Human ecology
;
Infants ; Mortality
;
Medical anthropology
;
Ladākh (India) Environmental conditions
;
India
;
India ; Ladākh
;
Electronic book
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-226) and index
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511610943
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