{"product_id":"9781474254373","title":"Health, Healing and Illness in African History","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHealth, Healing and Illness in African History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Rebekah Lee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781474254373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40804852891854,"sku":"9781474254373","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_8cef5076-f67b-4f07-a863-6af37ebc2757.jpg?v=1642581891","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781474254373","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}