A Companion to the Anthropology of Environmental Health

(Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology) 1st Edition

by Merrill Singer (Editor)

A Companion to the Anthropology of Environmental Health presents a collection of readings that utilize a medical anthropological approach to explore the interface of humans and the environment in the shaping of health and illness around the world.

• Features the latest ethnographic research from around the world related to the multiple impacts of the environment on health and of societies on their environments
• Includes contributions from international medical anthropologists, conservationists, environmental experts, public health professionals, health clinicians, and other social scientists
• Analyzes the conditions of cultural and social transformation that accompany environmental and ecological impacts in all areas of the world
• Offers critical perspectives on theoretical and methodological advancements in the anthropology of environmental health, along with future directions in the field