Chapter 4 The Political Ecology of “Human” Microbiology

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prelude. Anthropology of and for Healing 1
4. Introduction 9
5. Interlude • The Birth of an Anthropologist 31
6. Chapter 1 Paradigm Shifts 35
7. Interlude • Stuck in a Web of Chronic Disease 71
8. Chapter 2 Systems Biology 85
9. Interlude • Genetic Fate? 105
10. Chapter 3 (Epi)genetics and Its Multiple Implications 115
11. Interlude • A “Vampire” No More 155
12. Chapter 4 The Political Ecology of “Human” Microbiology 161
13. Chapter 5 The Social Microbiome 193
14. Interlude • Toxicity 227
15. Conclusion. Food Justice 231
16. Postlude • Health Is a Process 265
17. Acknowledgments 269
18. Appendix. Persons Described in This Book 272
19. Notes 286
20. Works Cited 294
21. Index 314