| Rethinking Biomedicine and Governance in Africa: Contributions from Anthropology Contributor(s): Geissler, Paul (Editor), Rottenburg, Richard (Editor), Zenker, Julia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 383762028X ISBN-13: 9783837620283 Publisher: Transcript Publishing OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Medical | Ethics - Social Science | Disease & Health Issues |
| LCCN: 2012510857 |
| Series: Matterealities/Verkorperungen: Perspectives from Empirical Science Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.8" W x 8.8" (1.00 lbs) 292 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the domain of health, the relation between bodies, citizenship, nations and governments has changed beyond recognition over the past four decades, especially in Africa. In many regions, populations are now faced with a total lack of medical care, and the disciplinary regimes of modernity are faint memories. In this situation, new critical insights beyond the critique of old modernization and the disciplinary regimes of imperial times are needed. How can we keep up our sophisticated criticism of knowledge regimes and our doubts with regard to narratives of development, when so many people in Africa are dreaming about modernity and are envisioning their own renaissance? |