Debility and the Moral Imagination in Botswana

Author: Julie Livingston
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0253217857
Category: Medical

Debility and the Moral Imagination in Botswana (African Systems of Thought)

In 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. Download Debility and the Moral Imagination in Botswana medical books for free.
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 lives of debilitated persons, their caregivers, the medical and social networks of caring, and methods that communities have adopted for promoting well-being. Livingston traces how Tswana medical thought and practice have become intertwined with We Get Debility and the Moral Imagination in Botswana our bestseller medical books.

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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 Livingston traces how Tswana medical thought and practice have become intertwined with We

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