The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down - Paperback Anne Fadiman

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Book Title
Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
Topic
Cultural Studies
ISBN
9780374533403
Subject Area
Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Medical
Publication Name
Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down : A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Item Length
8.2 in
Subject
Neurology, Communication Studies, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Disease & Health Issues
Publication Year
2012
Series
Fsg Classics Ser.
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1 in
Author
Anne Fadiman
Item Weight
11.3 Oz
Item Width
5.6 in
Number of Pages
368 Pages
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0374533407
ISBN-13
9780374533403
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111189938

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
368 Pages
Publication Name
Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down : A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Subject
Neurology, Communication Studies, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Disease & Health Issues
Type
Textbook
Author
Anne Fadiman
Subject Area
Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Medical
Series
Fsg Classics Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
11.3 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.6 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Superb, informal cultural anthropology--eye-opening, readable, utterly engaging." -- Carole Horn, The Washington Post Book World "This is a book that should be deeply disturbing to anyone who has given so much as a moment's thought to the state of American medicine. But it is much more . . . People are presented as [Fadiman] saw them, in their humility and their frailty--and their nobility." -- Sherwin B. Nuland, The New Republic " The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down changed how doctors see themselves and how they see their patients. Anne Fadiman celebrates the complexity and the individuality of the human interactions that make up the practice of medicine while simultaneously pointing out directions for change and breaking readers' hearts with the tragedies of cultural displacement, medical limitations, and futile good intentions." -- Perri Klass, M.D., author of A Not Entirely Benign Procedure, "Superb, informal cultural anthropology-eye-opening, readable, utterly engaging." -Carole Horn, The Washington Post Book World "This is a book that should be deeply disturbing to anyone who has given so much as a moment's thought to the state of American medicine. But it is much more . . . People are presented as [Fadiman] saw them, in their humility and their frailty-and their nobility." -Sherwin B. Nuland, The New Republic " The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down changed how doctors see themselves and how they see their patients. Anne Fadiman celebrates the complexity and the individuality of the human interactions that make up the practice of medicine while simultaneously pointing out directions for change and breaking readers' hearts with the tragedies of cultural displacement, medical limitations, and futile good intentions." -Perri Klass, M.D., author of A Not Entirely Benign Procedure, "Superb, informal cultural anthropology-eye-opening, readable, utterly engaging." -Carole Horn, The Washington Post Book World "This is a book that should be deeply disturbing to anyone who has given so much as a moment's thought to the state of American medicine. But it is much more . . . People are presented as [Fadiman] saw them, in their humility and their frailty-and their nobility." -Sherwin B. Nuland, The New Republic " The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down changed how doctors see themselves and how they see their patients. Anne Fadiman celebrates the complexity and the individuality of the human interactions that make up the practice of medicine while simultaneously pointing out directions for change and breaking readers' hearts with the tragedies of cultural displacement, medical limitations, and futile good intentions." -Perri  Klass , M.D., author of A Not Entirely Benign Procedure, "This is a captivating riveting book--a must-read not only for medical professionals, anthropologists, and journalists, but for anyone interested in how to negotiate cultural difference in a shrinking world. Fadiman's ability to empathize with the resolutely independent Hmong as well as with the remarkable doctors, caseworkers, and officials of Merced County makes her narrative both richly textured and deeply illuminating. Sometimes the stakes here are multicultural harmony and understanding; sometimes they're literally life and death--whether in wartime Laos or in American emergency rooms. But whatever the stakes and wherever the setting, Fadiman's reporting is meticulous, and prose is a delight. From start to finish, a truly impressive achievement." --Michael Berube, author of Life As We Know It "Fadiman describes with extraordinary skill the colliding worlds of Western medicine and Hmong culture." -- The New Yorker "An intriguing, spirit-lifting, extraordinary exploration of two cultures in uneasy coexistence . . . Superb, informal cultural anthropology--eye-opening, readable, utterly engaging." --Carole Horn, The Washington Post Book World, This is a book that should be deeply disturbing to anyone who has given so much as a moment's thought to the state of American medicine. But it is much more . . . People are presented as [Fadiman] saw them, in their humility and their frailty--and their nobility., The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down changed how doctors see themselves and how they see their patients. Anne Fadiman celebrates the complexity and the individuality of the human interactions that make up the practice of medicine while simultaneously pointing out directions for change and breaking readers' hearts with the tragedies of cultural displacement, medical limitations, and futile good intentions., "Ms. Fadiman tells her story with a novelist's grace, playing the role of cultural broker, comprehending those who do not comprehend each other and perceiving what might have been done or said to make the outcome different."--Richard Berstein, The New York Times "So good I want to somehow make it required reading... The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down explores issues of culture, immigration, medicine, and the war in [Laos] with such skill that it's nearly impossible to put down."--Linnea Lannon, The Detroit Free Press "This is a captivating riveting book--a must-read not only for medical professionals, anthropologists, and journalists, but for anyone interested in how to negotiate cultural difference in a shrinking world. Fadiman's ability to empathize with the resolutely independent Hmong as well as with the remarkable doctors, caseworkers, and officials of Merced County makes her narrative both richly textured and deeply illuminating. Sometimes the stakes here are multicultural harmony and understanding; sometimes they're literally life and death--whether in wartime Laos or in American emergency rooms. But whatever the stakes and wherever the setting, Fadiman's reporting is meticulous, and prose is a delight. From start to finish, a truly impressive achievement." --Michael Berube, author of Life As We Know It
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
306.461
Synopsis
Now with a new Afterword from the author Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down explores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe epilepsy. Lia's parents and her doctors both wanted what was best for Lia, but the lack of understanding between them led to tragedy. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest, and the Salon Book Award, Anne Fadiman's compassionate account of this cultural impasse is literary journalism at its finest. ______ Lia Lee 1982-2012 Lia Lee died on August 31, 2012. She was thirty years old and had been in a vegetative state since the age of four. Until the day of her death, her family cared for her lovingly at home., The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down explores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe epilepsy. Lia's parents and her doctors both wanted what was best for Lia, but the lack of understanding between them led to tragedy. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest, and the Salon Book Award, Anne Fadiman's compassionate account of this cultural impasse is literary journalism at its finest. ______ Lia Lee 1982-2012 Lia Lee died on August 31, 2012. She was thirty years old and had been in a vegetative state since the age of four. Until the day of her death, her family cared for her lovingly at home.
LC Classification Number
RA418.5.T73F33 2012

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