Wives and Midwives

Wives and Midwives

Childbirth and Nutrition in Rural Malaysia

$29.95

Publication Date: 6th May 1987

In this widely-praised study, Carol Laderman provides a vivid picture of the daily life of rural Malays as she focuses on their dietary practices and the ritual and medical aspects of childbirth procedures. Apprenticed to a village midwife and a local shaman, she was able to observe a traditional culture adapting to modern practices. Read More
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In this widely-praised study, Carol Laderman provides a vivid picture of the daily life of rural Malays as she focuses on their dietary practices and the ritual and medical aspects of childbirth procedures. Apprenticed to a village midwife and a local shaman, she was able to observe a traditional culture adapting to modern practices. Read More
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In this widely-praised study, Carol Laderman provides a vivid picture of the daily life of rural Malays as she focuses on their dietary practices and the ritual and medical aspects of childbirth procedures. Apprenticed to a village midwife and a local shaman, she was able to observe a traditional culture adapting to modern practices.
Details
  • Price: $29.95
  • Pages: 267
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Imprint: University of California Press
  • Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care
  • Publication Date: 6th May 1987
  • ISBN: 9780520908413
  • Format: eBook
  • BISACs:
    SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
    SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Author Bio
Carol Laderman is Professor and Chair of the Anthropology Department at the City College of the City University of New York and the author of Wives and Midwives: Childbirth and Nutrition in Rural Malaysia (California, 1984).
In this widely-praised study, Carol Laderman provides a vivid picture of the daily life of rural Malays as she focuses on their dietary practices and the ritual and medical aspects of childbirth procedures. Apprenticed to a village midwife and a local shaman, she was able to observe a traditional culture adapting to modern practices.
  • Price: $29.95
  • Pages: 267
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Imprint: University of California Press
  • Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care
  • Publication Date: 6th May 1987
  • ISBN: 9780520908413
  • Format: eBook
  • BISACs:
    SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
    SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Carol Laderman is Professor and Chair of the Anthropology Department at the City College of the City University of New York and the author of Wives and Midwives: Childbirth and Nutrition in Rural Malaysia (California, 1984).