The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
by Fadiman, Anne
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- As New/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0374525641
- ISBN 13
- 9780374525644
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997. Clean Tight Unread volume. Later printing >Gift Quality A Hmonf Child, Her American Doctors, and the collision of two cultures.. First Paperback Edition.. Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures is a 1997 book by Anne Fadiman that chronicles the struggles of a Hmong refugee family and their interactions with the health care system in Merced, California. On the most basic level, the book tells the story of the girl Lia Lee, who is diagnosed with severe epilepsy, and the culture conflict that obstructs her treatment.
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- Bookseller
- The Vintage Bookstore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012482
- Title
- The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
- Author
- Fadiman, Anne
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0374525641
- ISBN 13
- 9780374525644
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall
- Keywords
- TRANSCULTURAL MEDICAL CARE, CASE STUDIES, EPILEPSY, MEDICINE, Non Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Health/Medicine;
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania
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