Biomedicine and Alternative Healing Systems in America: Issues of Class, Race, and Gender

by Hans A. Baer

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Examining medical pluralism in the United States from the Revolutionary War period through the end of the twentieth century, Hans Baer brings together in one convenient reference a vast array of information on healing systems as diverse as Christian Science, osteopathy, acupuncture, Santeria, southern Appalachian herbalism, evangelical faith healing, and Navajo healing.
In a country where the dominant paradigm of biomedicine (medical schools,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0299166945

ISBN13:9780299166946

Release Date:July 2001

Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Administration & Medicine Economics Administration & Policy Alternative Medicine Anthropology Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting History Medical Medical Books Medicine & Health Sciences

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