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Author Wiley, Andrea S., 1962-

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

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 244 pages) : illustrations.
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Physical Medium polychrome
Series Cambridge studies in medical anthropology ; 12
Cambridge studies in medical anthropology ; 12.
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.
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Subject Medical anthropology -- India -- Ladākhc.
Medical anthropology.
India.
Infants -- Mortality -- India -- Ladākhc.
Infants -- Mortality.
Altitude, Influence of -- India -- Ladākhc.
Altitude, Influence of.
Human ecology -- India -- Ladākh.
Human ecology.
India -- Ladākh.
Ladākh (India) -- Environmental conditions.
India.
Genre/Form Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
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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0521830001 (hardback)
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0521536820 (paperback)
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0511186959
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0511186029 (electronic book)
9780511186028 (electronic book)
9780511610943 (ebook)
0511610947 (ebook)
9786610457748
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