677603
9780521536820
This book considers how the unique mountain ecology and socio-cultural patterns of the Himalayan region of Ladakh contribute to a peculiar pattern of infant mortality. Highlighting the roles of ecology, culture, history, and political economy, it stresses the burdens of women's work in this region as crucial to birth outcome.Wiley, Andrea is the author of 'Ecology of High-Altitude Infancy A Biocultural Perspective', published 2004 under ISBN 9780521536820 and ISBN 0521536820.
[read more]