Health, healing and illness in African history / Rebekah Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Rebekah, 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Africa--History.

Medicine.

Traditional medicine--Africa--History.

Traditional medicine.

Health--Social aspects--Africa.

Health.

Health--Social aspects.

History.

Africa.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 257 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.

Summary:

"Health, Healing and Illness in African History is the first comprehensive survey of the complex social, cultural and political history of Africa, seen through the prism of health, illness and healing. Organised into two parts, Rebekah Lee examines how disease and health were perceived and managed in Africa, from the pre-colonial era to the present day; whilst the second part focuses on a range of case studies. This dual focus makes the text key reading for students and scholars interested in medicine in African history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Historical dynamics

1. Early African healing systems, therapeutic gateways and disease exchanges

2. Colonial control, tropical medicine and African health

3. Changing landscapes of health and illness in contemporary Africa

pt. II Case studies over time and space

4. HIV/AIDS in historical perspective(s)

5. Mental illness and the African mind'

6. Tropical disease redux: Malaria and sleeping sickness

7. Occupational lung disease and economic exploitation in South Africa.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Lee, Rebekah, Health, healing and illness in African history

ISBN:

9781474254380

1474254381

9781474254373

1474254373

OCLC:

1192303680

Publisher Number:

99987131172