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Author:   Alisher Latypov (Columbia University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.204kg
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9781138954724

ISBN 10:   1138954721
Pages:   104
Publication Date:   04 September 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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1. Muslim medical culture in modern Central Asia: a brief note on manuscript sources from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries Devin DeWeese 2. The opium war at the ‘roof of the world’: the ‘elimination’ of addiction in Soviet Badakhshan Alisher Latypov 3. Mentally ill or chosen by spirits? ‘Shamanic illness’ and the revival of Kazakh traditional medicine in post-Soviet Kazakhstan Danuta Penkala-Gawęcka 4. Prohibition, stigma and violence against men who have sex with men: effects on HIV in Central Asia Alisher Latypov, Tim Rhodes and Lucy Reynolds 5. Kyrgyzstan: still a regional ‘pioneer’ in HIV/AIDS or living on its reputation? Svetlana Ancker, Bernd Rechel, Martin McKee and Neil Spicer

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Alisher Latypov works as an international consultant on HIV, health and development issues. He completed his doctoral studies at the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, UK. Dr. Latypov is a member of the editorial boards of the International Journal of Drug Policy and Harm Reduction Journal.

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