Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 244 pages) : illustrations. |
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Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Series |
Cambridge studies in medical anthropology ; 12
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Cambridge studies in medical anthropology ; 12.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-226) and index. |
Contents |
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. |
Summary |
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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Medical anthropology -- India -- Ladākhc.
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Medical anthropology. |
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India. |
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Infants -- Mortality -- India -- Ladākhc.
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Infants -- Mortality. |
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Altitude, Influence of -- India -- Ladākhc.
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Altitude, Influence of. |
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Human ecology -- India -- Ladākh.
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Human ecology. |
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India -- Ladākh. |
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Ladākh (India) -- Environmental conditions.
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India. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Wiley, Andrea S., 1962- Ecology of high-altitude infancy. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004 0521830001 0521536820 (DLC) 2003055144 (OCoLC)52377694 |
ISBN |
0511185197 (electronic book) |
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9780511185199 (electronic book) |
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0511187882 |
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9780511187889 |
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0521830001 (hardback) |
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9780521830003 (hardback) |
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0521536820 (paperback) |
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9780521536820 (paperback) |
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0511186959 |
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9780511186950 |
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0511186029 (electronic book) |
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9780511186028 (electronic book) |
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9780511610943 (ebook) |
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0511610947 (ebook) |
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9786610457748 |
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6610457743 |
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