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Culture, Health and Development in South Asia: Arsenic Poisoning in Bangladesh (Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series)

SKU: 9781138654082

₹17,700.00

Explore a critical public health crisis in South Asia. This essential book dissects arsenic poisoning, a devastating groundwater contamination issue impacting millions in Bangladesh and declared a national disaster. Drawing on deep ethnographic research, it offers unique medical anthropological and development studies perspectives. Understand how affected communities perceive, manage, and seek relief from arsenicosis, and the vital role of lay perceptions in health-seeking behaviour. Crucial for examining mitigation strategies and community participation in development projects, this work is invaluable for policymakers, practitioners, and academics in South Asian studies, public health, and development.

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