Multicultural Approaches to Health and Wellness in America: [2 Volumes]

by Regan A.R. Gurung

This unique two-volume set describes the variety of cultural approaches to health practiced by people of varying cultural heritages and places them in stark context with traditional Western approaches to health care and medicine. Examining health practices such as Ayurveda, an ancient system of medicine that focuses on the body, the sense organs, the mind, and the soul; and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the author examines why these different...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440803498
• ISBN13: 9781440803499
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"