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Wellness beyond words : Maya compositions of speech and silence in medical care
- Title
- Wellness beyond words : Maya compositions of speech and silence in medical care / T. S. Harvey.
- Author
- Harvey, T. S., 1972-
- Publication
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013.
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Details
- Description
- xii, 243 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "This anthropological account of Maya language use in health care in highland Guatemala explores some of the cultural and linguistic factors that can complicate communication in the practice of medicine. Bringing together the analytical tools of linguistic and medical anthropology, T. S. Harvey offers a rare comparative glimpse into Maya intra-cultural therapeutic and cross-cultural biomedical interactions"--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-240) and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 13-3429
- ISBN
- 9780826352736 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0826352731 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780826352750 (electronic) (canceled/invalid)
- 0826352758 (electronic) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2012035739
- 40022179589
- OCLC
- 794366610
- Author
- Harvey, T. S., 1972-
- Title
- Wellness beyond words : Maya compositions of speech and silence in medical care / T. S. Harvey.
- Imprint
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-240) and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40022179589
- Research Call Number
- JFE 13-3429