Globalization and the Health of Indigenous Peoples: From Colonization to Self-Rule

ISBN-13: 9780367869502 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 166 str.

Ahsan Ullah

Opis

This volume explores the gap in health status between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples, providing a comparative assessment of socio-economic and health indicators for indigenous peoples, government policies, and the ways in which indigenous peoples have been resisting and adapting to state policies.

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction: Indigenous Peoples in the Globalizing World  Chapter 2. Locating the Indigenous  Chapter 3. Globalization and Social Determinants of Health  Chapter 4. Globalization and Self-Governance  Chapter 5. Improving Health by Self-Governance  Chapter 6. Policies, Governance and International Processes  Chapter 7. Discussions and policy recommendations

O autorze

AKM Ahsan Ullah is Associate Professor of Geography, Environment and Development studies and Deputy Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), at the University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei. Dr Ullah has extensively contributed to refereed journals. He has also contributed chapters to numerous books, and published 17 books on migration, refugee and development studies. In his last 20 years of career, Dr Ullah taught and researched in leading of Universities in Africa, North America, Europe and Asia.