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New cures, old medicines : women and the commercialization of traditional medicine in Bolivia
Verfasst von:
Sikkink, Lynn
Belmont, Calif.:
Wadsworth
,
[2009]
,
194 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Frauensolidarität | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Sikkink, Lynn |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology
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| Jahr: | [2009] |
| Maße: | 24cm |
| ISBN: | 0495837113 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| This case study, set in the Bolivian Andes, explores the fascinating world of collection, use, and commercialization of traditional medicinesall pursued mainly by Bolivian women. The author offers a rich ethnographic survey of Bolivian female culture and describes each market venuefrom rural to cityin detail, including activities of vendors and customers. She discusses gender as an organizing principle in the commercialization of traditional medicines. She also includes material on uses of various plants and their part in the healing practices of natural medicine doctors, or naturopaths. Of particular interest is Sikkink's exploration of how pharmaceutical companies search for drug patents based on herbal remedies originating in systems of traditional medicine. Linking these topics is the theme of commercialization - an economic force - and how it is changing traditional medicine and healing in Bolivia. | |
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