Biomedical Entanglements

Franziska A. Herbst is a researcher at the Institute for General Practice, Hannover Medical School.

“This book is an exemplary ethnography of biomedicine told from the perspective of its recipients and an excellent way of introducing students to some of the methods and approaches of medical anthropology. The vivid and detailed ethnographic description that comprises the main body of the book is both accessible and a rich scholarly resource for ethnographers of the region… The use of clearly marked case studies to build up each chapter’s key arguments and the framing of each chapter with a clear summary and synopsis are useful for classroom teaching.” • Medical Anthropology Quarterly“This ethnography is an excellent introduction to the anthropology of biomedicine and medical pluralism. It is also a model ethnography for understanding the methodological approaches in medical anthropology.” • The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology“Biomedical Entanglements is a worthwhile contribution to medical anthropology, to the anthropology of hospitals, to the anthropology of ‘things’ like X-ray machines, and to the anthropology of ever-present cultural syncretism and creative blending of systems and traditions.” • Anthropology Review Database“This is the kind of ethnography that I look for when suggesting texts for my graduate students to read in 'Reading Medical Ethnography'… The work reveals the diverse ways in which biomedicine, biomedical institutions and formal biomedical roles are incorporated and interpreted in this setting.” • Julie Park, University of Auckland

• DedicationList of Maps, Figures and IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsLanguage Notes and ConventionsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionChapter 1. Ethnography and the Fieldwork SettingChapter 2. Bunapas Health Center    Chapter 3. Technologies of Disenchantment—Medical Pluralism through a Series of LensesChapter 4. The Web of Care RelationshipsChapter 5. Ingenious Women—Making Biomedical Reproductive Health Care MeaningfulConclusionGlossaryReferences