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

• Autore: Kamat Vinay R
• Pubblicazione: Tucson : , : University of Arizona Press, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1969/362009678
• Soggetto topico: Malaria - Social aspects - Tanzania; Malaria - Treatment - Tanzania; Children - Diseases - Tanzania
• Soggetto geografico: Tanzania Social conditions; Tanzania Economic conditions
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Silent violence
• ISBN: 0-8165-9920-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453748603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II