| The Political Ecology of Malaria: Emerging Dynamics of Wetland Agriculture at the Urban Fringe in Central Uganda Contributor(s): Matian, Van Soest (Author) |
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ISBN: 3837650537 ISBN-13: 9783837650532 Publisher: Transcript Publishing OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Disease & Health Issues - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6" W x 9" (0.64 lbs) 230 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Malaria remains one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. Matian van Soest looks at the malaria epidemic in the peri-urban zones of Uganda's capital Kampala against the backdrop of recent socio-ecological transformations. Based on long-term ethnographic research, the book provides a holistic picture of the malaria epidemic in central Uganda, revealing the highly localized character of an epidemic that once spanned across almost the entire globe. Understanding, and ultimately tackling the disease, requires an appreciation of the social, political, as well as ecological circumstances that frame this epidemic. |
