1st Edition

Globalization and the Health of Indigenous Peoples From Colonization to Self-Rule

By Ahsan Ullah Copyright 2017
166 Pages
by Routledge

166 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In 70 countries worldwide, there is an estimated 370 million indigenous peoples, and their rich diversity of cultures, religions, traditions, languages and histories has been significant source of our scholarships. However, the health status of this population group is far below than that of non-indigenous populations by all standards. Could the persisting reluctance to understand the influence... Read more

Chapter 1. Introduction: Indigenous Peoples in the Globalizing World  Chapter 2. Locating the Indigenous  Chapter 3. Globalization and Social Determinants of Health  Chapter 4. Globalization and Self-Governance  Chapter 5. Improving Health by Self-Governance  Chapter 6. Policies, Governance and International Processes  Chapter 7. Discussions and policy recommendations

Biography



AKM Ahsan Ullah is Associate Professor of Geography, Environment and Development studies and Deputy Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), at the University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei. Dr Ullah has extensively contributed to refereed journals. He has also contributed chapters to numerous books, and published 17 books on migration, refugee and development studies. In his last 20 years of career, Dr Ullah taught and researched in leading of Universities in Africa, North America, Europe and Asia.