Understanding Alternative Medicine : New Health Paths in America

ISBN-13: 9780789007414 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 112 str.

Opis

Tyler (sociology, Western Michigan U.) addresses the diversity of approaches in American medicine; the philosophical tenets of shamanism, traditional Chinese medicine, ayurvedic medicine, and herbs; traditional Chinese medicine and endangered species; the economic growth and social acceptance of alternative medicines in the U.S.; the incorporation

O autorze

Lawrence Tyler, PhD, Professor of Sociology at Western Michigan University, where he teaches courses in the Asian Studies Program. From 1986 to 1987, he was a visiting professor in the Language Department at Guangxi University, Nanning, in the Guangxi Autonomous Region in China. His book, The Blind Palmist, is a personal account of that experience. He has been a visiting exchange professor at Nihon University in Tokyo, Japan, and has traveled throughout East Asia. Dr. Tyler is the author of several articles and has given presentations on various topics internationally.