An Ecology of High-Altitude Infancy: A Biocultural Perspective

(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology Series)

by Andrea S. Wiley

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Highlighting the roles of ecology, culture, history, and political economy, 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. It stresses the burdens of women's work in this region as crucial to birth outcome. An example of a new genre of anthropological work called ethnographic human biology, this study utilizes the methodology of...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521536820

ISBN13:9780521536820

Release Date:March 2004

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:270 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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Anthropology Cultural Parenting & Relationships Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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