AltaMira Press
Pages: 224
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7591-0302-3 • Paperback • November 2004 • $54.00 • (£42.00)
978-0-7591-1512-5 • eBook • December 2004 • $51.00 • (£39.00)
Hans A. Baer is professor of anthropology at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock.
Chapter 1: The Rise of the Holistic Health/New Ageism as a Popular Movement
Chapter 2: The Growing Interest of Biomedical Physicians and Nurses in Alternative Medicine
Chapter 3: Legitimizing Heterodox Medical Systems: Chiropractic, Naturopathy, and Acupuncture
Chapter 4: The Drive for Professionalization: Homeopathy, Herbalism, Bodywork, Body/Mind Therapy, Psychic and Spiritual Healers, Lay Midwifery
Chapter 5: The Growing Interest of Governmental and Insurance Companies in Alternative Medicine
Chapter 6: Deconstructing Andrew Weil and Deepak Chopra: Coopting a Popular Health Movement
Chapter 7: Impediments and Possibilities for an Authentic Holistic Health System
A comprehensive overview of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the U.S., as well as a sharp analysis of how CAM is changing as it enters the mainstream of biomedicine.
— David J. Hess, author of Evaluating Alternative Cancer Therapies