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Ethnocentrism: Reflections on Medical Anthropology.(Book review)
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VAN DER GEEST, SJAAK & RIA REIS (eds). Ethnocentrism: reflections on medical anthropology, vi, 152 pp., bibliogrs. Amsterdam: Aksant, 2002. [euro]13.00
This intriguing little volume was produced by the Medical Anthropology Unit at the University of Amsterdam to mark, according to the preface, a quarter-century since its founding in 1977. This origin explains the slight disconnection between the purported theme of the volume and some contributions, all by staff and former students of the Unit. While all the chapters address the topic of ethnocentrism in some fashion, ...
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