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Patrick Iroegbu (PhD) is a social and cultural medical anthropologist and lectures anthropology at Grant MacEwan University; and formerly at Taylor University College and Seminary. He is the author...visualizza altroPatrick Iroegbu (PhD) is a social and cultural medical anthropologist and lectures anthropology at Grant MacEwan University; and formerly at Taylor University College and Seminary. He is the author of Marrying Wealth, Marrying Poverty (2007) and Introduction to Igbo Medicine and Culture in Nigeria (2010). His articles have also widely appeared in book chapters, journals, and Web sites: “Culture, Colonialism and Development” (2009), “Harvesting Herbal Resources and Development of Practitioners in Nigeria” (2006), “Migration and Diaspora: Origin, Significance and Challenges for Development at Home” (2006, 2007), “Threat to Life: Understanding HIV/AIDS and Combative Ways in Nigerian Society” (2005), and “Dynamics of Poverty as Culture in an African World: Implications for Nigeria’s Vulnerable Population” (2009). He also co-ordinates the Kpim Book Series Project of the Father Prof. Pantaleon Foundation in Nigeria. Research interests include approaches to cultures and healing, endogenous knowledge systems, gender issues, development, migration, and race relations in local and global centres. Contact: patrickiroegbu@yahoo.comvisualizza meno