Culture/Place/Health

Culture/Place/Health
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 : 9781134655724
ISBN-13 : 113465572X
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Book Synopsis Culture/Place/Health by : Wilbert M. Gesler

Download or read book Culture/Place/Health written by Wilbert M. Gesler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-05 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culture/Place/Health is the first exploration of cultural-geographical health research for a decade, drawing on contemporary research undertaken by geographers and other social scientists to explore the links between culture, place and health. It uses a wealth of examples from societies around the world to assert the place of culture in shaping relations between health and place. It contributes to an expanding of horizons at the intersection of the discipline of geography and the multidisciplinary domain of health concerns.


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