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UNINA9910811296303321 |
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Mika Marissa <1981-> |
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Africanizing oncology : creativity, crisis, and cancer in Uganda / / Marissa Mika |
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Athens, Ohio : , : Ohio University Press, , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (285 pages) |
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Collana |
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New African histories series |
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Medical policy - Uganda |
Electronic books. |
Uganda |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface: A Week in the Life of the Uganda Cancer Institute -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The African Lymphoma -- A Hospital Built from Scratch -- Africanizing Oncology in Idi Amin's Uganda -- Rocket Launchers and Toxic Drugs -- When Radiotherapy Travels -- Research Is Our Resource -- Epilogue: In Memoriam -- A Note on Historical and Ethnographic Anonymity, Archives, and Access. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Combining methods from African studies, science and technology studies, and medical anthropology, Marissa Mika considers the Uganda Cancer Institute as a microcosm of the Ugandan state and as a lens through which to trace the political, technological, moral, and intellectual aspirations and actions of health care providers and patients"-- |
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