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The spirit catches you and you fall down : a Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures / Anne Fadiman.
A refugee family from Laos and a small county hospital in California clash 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0374525641 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780374525644 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: ix, 341 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, [1998]
- Copyright: ©1998
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Previously published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-326) and index. |
| Awards Note: | Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, 1997. |
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| Subject: | Transcultural medical care > California > Case studies. Hmong American children > Medical care > California. Hmong Americans > Medicine. Intercultural communication. Epilepsy in children. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Baker County Library | 306.461 .F145s (Text) | 37814002612365 | NON-FICTION | Available | - |
