Rituals of Care: Karmic Politics in an Aging Thailand 1501739735, 9781501739736

End-of-life issues are increasingly central to discussions within medical anthropology, the anthropology of political ac

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Rituals of Care: Karmic Politics in an Aging Thailand
1501739735, 9781501739736

Under the watchful treatment of Aulino, care becomes a powerful foil for understanding recent political turmoil and stru

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The analysis documents the ways in which Sarit shaped modern Thai politics, in part by rationalizing a symbiotic relatio

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This comprehensive graduate textbook focuses on the full spectrum of long-term care settings ranging from family and com

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First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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World-wide migration has an unsettling effect on social structures, especially on aging populations and eldercare. This

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This book explores intentions and moral beliefs concerning elderly care alongside practical care arrangements, presentin

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In Urban Policing in Canada Maurice Martin identifies a variety of factors that exert enormous influence on contemporary

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The troubling dynamic of the American home care industry where increased independence for the elderly conflicts with the

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The troubling dynamic of the American home care industry where increased independence for the elderly conflicts with the

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