An Ecology of High-Altitude Infancy
Andrea S. (James Madison University, Virginia) Wiley
Cambridge University Press, 2004
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This book considers how the unique mountain ecology and socio-cultural patterns of the Himalayan region of Ladakh contribute to a peculiar pattern of infant mortality. Highlighting the roles of ecology, culture, history, and political economy, it stresses the burdens of women's work in this region as crucial to birth outcome.
- ISBN-13
- 9780521830003
- ISBN-10
- 0521830001
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2004
- Publication date
- 2004-03-22
- Pages
- 270
- Dimensions
- 161x236x21
- Weight
- 536