Globalization, Health, and the Environment
An Integrated Perspective
Contributions by Mary Anne Alabanza Akers, Timothy Akers, George J. Armelagos, David G. Casagrande, Nicole Consitt, Paul R. Epstein, John Eyles, Kristin N. Harper, Beverly Hill, Eric C. Jones, Suzanne E. Joseph, Thomas L. Leatherman, George E. Luber, Ann McElroy, Anthony McMichael, Linda M. Whiteford Edited by Greg Guest
Publication date:
21 September 2005Length of book:
288 pagesPublisher
AltaMira PressISBN-13: 9780759105812
Leading health scholars reveal the impact of globalization on human health, as it is mediated through environmental change. They explore the destabilizing impact of globalization on the planet's ecology, and on the health of the human populations that are dependent on the delicate global bionetwork. Their timely case studies describe the cultural adaptations of indigenous populations to their changing environments, evaluating their technological and global political-economic processes. The authors analyze local and global public health strategies, examine the association between globalization and demographies, and offer creative solutions for future health policies. This book will be a valuable resource for professionals in international health, medical anthropology, sociology and geography, environmental studies, and globalization studies.
This collection boasts a remarkably cohesive set of readings on the unwieldy theme of globalization and health. Collectively, contributors cross local-global, ecological, geopolitical, temporal, and disciplinary boundaries to tackle dimensions of political economy, environment, and disease while rarely losing sight of cultural context in illuminating the complex dynamics of world systems, resource degradation, and human well-being. . . .this ambitious work successfully unites basic and applied research to advance insight and advocate for action.