{"product_id":"the-archaeology-of-american-medicine-and-healthcare-9780813079257","title":"The Archaeology of American Medicine and Healthcare","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamining the dynamic histories of medical practice in\u003cbr\u003ethe United States through the lens of historical archaeology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, \u003cbr\u003eMeredith Reifschneider synthesizes archaeological research on healthcare and\u003cbr\u003emedicine to show how practices in the United States have evolved since the\u003cbr\u003enineteenth century. Tracing the areas of medical science and healthcare\u003cbr\u003eprofessionalization, alternative medicine, healthcare consumerism, and public\u003cbr\u003ehealth reform, Reifschneider shows how historical archaeology--which draws on information\u003cbr\u003efrom the material record, archival sources, historical documents, and\u003cbr\u003eethnographic research--can provide important insights into healthcare and modes\u003cbr\u003eof self-care in the past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReifschneider analyzes\u003cbr\u003earchaeological evidence uncovered from sites such as house deposits, middens, \u003cbr\u003elatrines, and hospital waste pits that demonstrates how official healthcare policies\u003cbr\u003ewere implemented in daily life, revealing a diversity of therapeutic practices connected\u003cbr\u003eto social identities. The book includes a case study of the US Army's hygiene\u003cbr\u003eand healthcare practices at the Presidio of San Francisco, showing how soldiers\u003cbr\u003eengaged in practices mandated by the government while also using alternative\u003cbr\u003etherapies for self-care.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout the\u003cbr\u003ebook, Reifschneider highlights structural health inequalities in the past and\u003cbr\u003ehow the effects of previous exclusionary policies continue to manifest in the\u003cbr\u003epresent day. By examining healthcare and medicine through the lens of\u003cbr\u003earchaeology, this book demonstrates the dynamic and often unexpected histories of\u003cbr\u003emedical practice, pointing to the ways Americans' experiences today reflect\u003cbr\u003ethese historical dynamics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA volume in the\u003cbr\u003eseries the American Experience in Archaeological Perspective, edited by Michael\u003cbr\u003eS. Nassaney and Krysta Ryzewski \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meredith Reifschneider\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e American Experience in Archaeological Perspective\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813079257","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43349362802825,"sku":"9780813079257","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_90c7a4e7-93dd-4398-a83c-776a53d06933.jpg?v=1739261716","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-archaeology-of-american-medicine-and-healthcare-9780813079257","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}