03401nam 22008173u 450 991078457970332120230207224150.01-282-07251-X0-253-11149-8(CKB)1000000000362372(EBL)268935(OCoLC)131021649(SSID)ssj0000135715(PQKBManifestationID)11150227(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135715(PQKBWorkID)10062805(PQKB)10517419(MiAaPQ)EBC268935(EXLCZ)99100000000036237220130418d2005|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrDebility and the Moral Imagination in Botswana[electronic resource]Bloomington, IN Indiana University Press20051 online resource (329 p.)African systems of thought Debility and the moral imagination in Botswana Description based upon print version of record.0-253-34637-1 Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Themes and Orientation; 1. Family Matters and Money Matters; 2. Public Health and Developing Persons; 3. Male Migration and the Pluralization of Medicine; 4. Increasing Autonomy, Entangled Therapeutics,and Hidden Wombs; 5. Postcolonial Development and Constrained Care; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Sources; IndexIn the rush to development in Botswana, and Africa more generally, changes in work, diet, and medical care have resulted in escalating experiences of chronic illness, debilitating disease, and accident. Debility and the Moral Imagination in Botswana documents how transformations wrought by colonialism, independence, industrialization, and development have effected changes in bodily life and perceptions of health, illness, and debility. In this intimate and powerful book, Julie Livingston explores the lAstheniaBody, HumanHealth aspectsPublic healthSocial aspectsSocial changeSocial change - Health aspects - BotswanaSocial changeHealth aspectsBotswanaHuman bodySocial aspectsBotswanaPublic healthBotswanaAstheniaBotswanaSociology & Social HistoryHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCSocial ConditionsHILCCAsthenia.Body, Human.Health aspects.Public health.Social aspects.Social change.Social change - Health aspects - Botswana.Social changeHealth aspectsHuman bodySocial aspectsPublic healthAstheniaSociology & Social HistorySocial SciencesSocial Conditions362.1096883968.8303Livingston Julie1508688AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910784579703321Debility and the Moral Imagination in Botswana3740111UNINA