Social Lives of Medicines

(Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Forfattere: Susan Reynolds (University of Copenhagen) Whyte, Sjaak (Universiteit van Amsterdam) van der Geest, Anita (Universiteit van Amsterdam) Hardon

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Medicines are more than chemical substances with medical effects. They have social lives because they move between people; they carry meaning and offer possibilities for communication and control. This book uses examples from five continents to examine central problems in the study of medicines including social efficacy, symbolism, and commodification.

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Forlag Cambridge University Press
Forfattere Susan Reynolds (University of Copenhagen) Whyte, Sjaak (Universiteit van Amsterdam) van der Geest, Anita (Universiteit van Amsterdam) Hardon
Type Bog
Format Paperback / softback
Sprog Engelsk
Udgivelsesdato 30-01-2003
Første udgivelsesår 2003
Serie Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology
Illustrationer 12 Halftones, unspecified
Originalsprog United Kingdom
Sideantal 212
Indbinding Paperback / softback
Forlag Cambridge University Press
Sideoplysninger 212 pages, 12 Halftones, unspecified
Mål 228 x 154 x 13
ISBN-13 / EAN-13 9780521804691