Complementary and alternative medicines : knowledge in practice /
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Free Association Books, 1996. |
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| Description: | viii, 197 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2956296 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Sarah Cant and Ursula Sharma
- 1. From Quackery to Complementary Medicine: The Shifting Boundaries Between Orthodox and Unorthodox Medical Knowledge / Mike Saks
- 2. From Charismatic Teaching to Professional Training: The Legitimation of Knowledge and the Creation of Trust in Homoeopathy and Chiropractic / Sarah Cant
- 3. The Comfrey Controversy / Midge Whitelegg
- 4. Considering Archival Research in One's Own Practice / Richenda Power
- 5. Individual Knowledge: Reflexologists, Biopaths and Kinesiologists in Denmark / Helle Johannessen
- 6. Alternative Medicines / Alternative Knowledges: Putting Flesh on the Bones Using Traditional Chinese Approaches to Healing / Helen Busby
- 7. Communicating the Individual Body and the Body Politic: The Discourse on Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in Alternative Therapies / Espen Braathen
- 8. Situating Homoeopathic Knowledge: Legitimation and the Cultural Landscape / Ursula Sharma
- Final Observations / Sarah Cant and Ursula Sharma.
