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White Plague, Black Labor
Tuberculosis and the Political Economy of Health and Disease in South Africa
Häftad, 1989
306 kr
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Why does tuberculosis, a disease which is both curable and preventable, continue to produce over 50,000 new cases a year in South Africa, primarily among blacks? In answering this question Randall Packard traces the history of one of the most devastating diseases in twentieth-century Africa, …
International Development and the Social Sciences
Essays on the History and Politics of Knowledge
Av Frederick Cooper, Randall M. Packard
Häftad, 1998
441 kr
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During the past fifty years, colonial empires around the world have collapsed and vast areas that were once known as 'colonies' have become known as 'less developed countries' or 'the third world'. The idea of development - and the relationship it implies between industrialized, affluent nations …
White Plague, Black Labor
Tuberculosis and the Political Economy of Health and Disease in South Africa
E-bok, 1989
492 kr
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Why does tuberculosis, a disease which is both curable and preventable, continue to produce over 50,000 new cases a year in South Africa, primarily among blacks? In answering this question Randall Packard traces the history of one of the most devastating diseases in twentieth-century Africa, …
Emerging Illnesses and Society
Negotiating the Public Health Agenda
Av Randall M. Packard, Ruth L. Berkelman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
746 kr
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How do new diseases become part of the public health agenda? Emerging Illnesses and Society brings together historians, sociologists, epidemiologists, public health experts, and others to explore this vital issue. Contributors describe the processes by which patients' groups interact with medical …
History of Global Health
Interventions into the Lives of Other Peoples
Häftad, 2016
492 kr
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Over the past century, hundreds of billions of dollars have been invested in programs aimed at improving health on a global scale. Given the enormous scale and complexity of these lifesaving operations, why do millions of people in low-income countries continue to live without access to basic …
Fevered Cities
A History of Dengue Epidemics
Häftad, 2025
476 kr
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A global history of dengue fever and humanity's ongoing struggle against this persistent disease.In Fevered Cities, Randall M. Packard explores the complex and evolving history of dengue fever, the world's most widespread mosquito-borne viral disease. From its early manifestations in the eighteenth …
Making of a Tropical Disease
A Short History of Malaria
Inbunden, 2008
363 kr
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Malaria sickens hundreds of millions of people-and kills one to three million-each year. Despite massive efforts to eradicate the disease, it remains a major public health problem in poorer tropical regions. But malaria has not always been concentrated in tropical areas. How did other regions …
Making of a Tropical Disease
A Short History of Malaria
Häftad, 2011
275 kr
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Malaria sickens hundreds of millions of people-and kills one to three million-each year. Despite massive efforts to eradicate the disease, it remains a major public health problem in poorer tropical regions. But malaria has not always been concentrated in tropical areas. How did other regions …
History of Global Health
Interventions into the Lives of Other Peoples
Inbunden, 2016
652 kr
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Over the past century, hundreds of billions of dollars have been invested in programs aimed at improving health on a global scale. Given the enormous scale and complexity of these lifesaving operations, why do millions of people in low-income countries continue to live without access to basic …
Making of a Tropical Disease
A Short History of Malaria
Häftad, 2021
456 kr
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A global history of malaria that traces the natural and social forces that have shaped its spread and made it deadly, while limiting efforts to eliminate it.Malaria sickens hundreds of millions of people—and kills nearly a half a million—each year. Despite massive efforts to eradicate the disease, …
