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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453748603321

Autore

Kamat Vinay R

Titolo

Silent violence : global health, malaria, and child survival in Tanzania / / Vinay R. Kamat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tucson : , : University of Arizona Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-8165-9920-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

362.1969/362009678

Soggetti

Malaria - Social aspects - Tanzania

Malaria - Treatment - Tanzania

Children - Diseases - Tanzania

Tanzania Social conditions

Tanzania Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

; Part I, Global discourses -- The violence of a global killer -- Locating the field -- Commanding heights and failed promises -- ; Part II, Local practices -- Micropolitics of childhood malaria -- Malaria deaths and meaning making -- Malaria, single mothers and social suffering -- ; Part III, Philanthrocapitalism -- Old ideas and new promises -- Globalizing antimalarials -- ; Part IV, The way forward -- From malaria control to malaria elimination -- Epilogue: the end of malaria?

Sommario/riassunto

"Seeking to link social, economic, and political forces to local experiences of sickness and suffering, Silent Violence analyzes the experiences and practices of people most deeply affected by malaria. Vinay Kamat explores the experience of individuals and households confronted by malaria against the backdrop of social and health issues"--Provided by publisher.