Biomedicine and Alternative Healing Systems in America: Issues of Class, Race, and Gender

by Hans A. Baer

Examining medical pluralism in the United States from the Revolutionary War period through the end of the twentieth century, Hans Baer brings together in one convenient reference a vast array of information on healing systems as diverse as Christian Science, osteopathy, acupuncture, Santeria, southern Appalachian herbalism, evangelical faith healing, and Navajo healing.
In a country where the dominant paradigm of biomedicine (medical schools,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299166945
• ISBN13: 9780299166946
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"