{"product_id":"fistula-politics-alison-heller-9781978800373","title":"Fistula Politics: Birthing Injuries and the Quest for Continence in Niger","description":"Obstetric fistula is a birthing injury caused by prolonged obstructed labor that results in urinary and fecal incontinence. It is nearly non-existent in the Global North. In contrast Niger, in West Africa, has one of the highest rates of fistula in the world. In Western humanitarian and media narratives, fistula is presented as deeply stigmatizing, resulting in divorce, abandonment by kin, exile from communities, depression and suicide. In \u003ci\u003eFistula Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, Alison Heller illustrates the inaccuracy of these popular narratives and shows how they serve the interests not of the women so affected, but of humanitarian organizations, the media, and local clinics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alison Heller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1978800371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781978800373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Alison Heller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48089011159295,"sku":"9781978800373","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_254e3587-d6be-4827-8d0e-47fd5ebba503.jpg?v=1769107747","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fistula-politics-alison-heller-9781978800373","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}