{"product_id":"health-healing-and-illness-in-rebekah-lee-9781474254380","title":"Health, Healing and Illness in African History","description":"In this book, Rebekah Lee offers a critical introduction to the diverse history of health, healing and illness in sub-Saharan Africa from the 1800s to the present day. Its focus is not simply on disease but rather on how illness and health were \u003ci\u003eunderstood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003emanaged\u003c\/i\u003e: by healthcare providers, African patients, their families and communities. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThrough a sustained interdisciplinary approach, Lee brings to the foreground a cast of actors, institutions and ideas that both profoundly and intimately shaped African health experiences and outcomes. This book guides the reader through a wide range of historical source material, and highlights the theoretical and methodological innovations which have enriched this scholarship. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart One delivers a concise historical overview of African health and illness from the long 'pre-colonial' past through the colonial period and into the present day, providing an understanding of broad patterns - of major disease challenges, experiences of illness, and local and global health interventions - and their persistence or transformation across time. Part Two adopts a 'case study' approach, focusing on specific health challenges in Africa - HIV\/AIDS, mental illness, tropical disease and occupational disease - and their unfolding across time and space. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHealth, Healing and Illness in African History\u003c\/i\u003e is the first wide-ranging survey of this key topic in African history and the history of health and medicine, and the ideal introduction for students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebekah Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474254381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474254380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022","brand":"Rebekah Lee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988956872959,"sku":"9781474254380","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d31e76c-5ce7-4236-81af-87a313906ee8.jpg?v=1683297166","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/health-healing-and-illness-in-rebekah-lee-9781474254380","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}