Debility and the Moral Imagination in Botswana

by Julie Livingston

Book Overview

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. 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253217857
• ISBN13: 9780253217851
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"