Reader in Medical Anthropology – Theoretical Trajectories, Emergent Realities: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

In their introductions, the editors argue that on the one hand emergent realities challenge medical anthropology to change many of its practices and theories; on the other hand, a vital set of theoretical traditions provide comparative moral compasses for current health dilemmas. In this ground-breaking new reader, the contributors demonstrate how medical anthropology is on the cutting edge of new integrative work in anthropology, global health, and the life sciences.