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Biomedical Entanglements: Conceptions of Personhood in a Papua New Guinea Society (Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific)
Franziska A. Herbst
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Description for Biomedical Entanglements: Conceptions of Personhood in a Papua New Guinea Society (Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific)
Hardcover. Biomedical Entanglements is an ethnographic study of the Giri people of Papua New Guinea, focusing on the indigenous population's interaction with modern medicine. The study bridges medical anthropology and global health, exploring how the 'biomedical' is imbued with social meaning and how biomedicine affects Giri ways of life. Series: Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 maps, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Biomedical Entanglements is an ethnographic study of the Giri people of Papua New Guinea, focusing on the indigenous population’s interaction with modern medicine. In her fieldwork, Franziska A. Herbst follows the Giri people as they circulate within and around ethnographic sites that include a rural health center and an urban hospital. The study bridges medical anthropology and global health, exploring how the ‘biomedical’ is imbued with social meaning and how biomedicine affects Giri ways of life.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
Series
Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785332340
SKU
V9781785332340
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About Franziska A. Herbst
Franziska A. Herbst is a researcher at the Institute for General Practice, Hannover Medical School.
Reviews for Biomedical Entanglements: Conceptions of Personhood in a Papua New Guinea Society (Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific)
“This book is an exemplary ethnography of biomedicine told from the perspective of its recipients and an excellent way of introducing students to some of the methods and approaches of medical anthropology. The vivid and detailed ethnographic description that comprises the main body of the book is both accessible and a rich scholarly resource for ethnographers of the region… The ... Read more