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
Hans A. Baer is professor of anthropology at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock.
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*
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