{"product_id":"an-ecology-of-high-altitude-infancy-a-biocultural-perspective-hardback-9780521830003","title":"An Ecology of High-Altitude Infancy; A Biocultural Perspective (Hardback) 9780521830003","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Ecology of High-Altitude Infancy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Biocultural Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines the low birth weight and infant mortality in high-altitude Indian region Ladakh.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrea S. Wiley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521830003, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 March 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e270 pages, 24 b\/w illus.  16 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.53 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"A welcome addition for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in medical anthropology, as well as for public health and other professionals interested in maternal and infant health.\"   American Journal of Biology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAndrea Wiley investigates the ecological, historical, and socio-cultural factors that contribute to the peculiar pattern of infant mortality in Ladakh, a high-altitude region in the western Himalayas of India. Ladakhi newborns are extremely small at birth, smaller than those in other high-altitude populations, smaller still than those in sea level regions. Factors such as hypoxia, dietary patterns, the burden of women's work, gender, infectious diseases, seasonality, and use of local health resources all affect a newborn's birth weight and raise the likelihood of infant mortality. An Ecology of High-Altitude Infancy is unique in that it makes use of the methods of human biology but strongly emphasizes the ethnographic context that gives human biological measures their meaning. It is an example of a new genre of anthropological work: 'ethnographic human biology'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Challenges of high altitude living\u003cbr\u003e 3. Contextualizing reproductive health research in Ladakh\u003cbr\u003e 4. Big mountains, small babies\u003cbr\u003e 5. An ecology of infancy in Ladakh\u003cbr\u003e 6. Comparative perspectives on reproductive health in Ladakh\u003cbr\u003e 7. Toward relevant research: adaptation and policy perspectives on maternal-infant health in Ladakh.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Medical anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Medical anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Medical%20anthropology%20%5BPSXM%5D%22\"\u003ePSXM\u003c\/a\u003e], Human biology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Human biology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Human%20biology%20%5BPSX%5D%22\"\u003ePSX\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e], Population \u0026amp; demography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Population \u0026amp; demography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Population%20\u0026amp;%20demography%20%5BJHBD%5D%22\"\u003eJHBD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265191923992,"sku":"9780521830003","price":87.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521536820.jpg?v=1692020357","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-ecology-of-high-altitude-infancy-a-biocultural-perspective-hardback-9780521830003","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}