Description: Tourism and Maternal Health examines prenatal health in the Monteverde zone of Costa Rica in the context of a tourism-driven nutrition transition. Allison R. Cantor highlights the essential role of practice-oriented research in the complex relationship between global policy and community health.
Review Quotes: "Joining original ethnographic research, practice theory, and a cultural biomedical approach, Allison R. Cantor's book explores food insecurity and pregnancy. In this case study, using a clear and accessible writing style, Cantor offers a close-up view of the interplay of individual agency, local patterns, and global forces." --Karen Stocker