A Companion to the Anthropology of Environmental Health

<i>A Companion to the Anthropology of Environmental Health</i> presents a collection of readings that utilize a medical anthropological approach to explore the interface of humans and the environment in the shaping of health and illness around the world.<br /> <ul> <li>Features the latest ethnographic research from around the world related to the multiple impacts of the environment on health and of societies on their environments</li> <li>Includes contributions from international medical anthropologists, conservationists, environmental experts, public health professionals, health clinicians, and other social scientists</li> <li>Analyzes the conditions of cultural and social transformation that accompany environmental and ecological impacts in all areas of the world</li> <li>Offers critical perspectives on theoretical and methodological advancements in the anthropology of environmental health, along with future directions in the field </li> </ul>