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Nothing but nets : a biography of global health science and its objects / Kirsten Moore-Sheeley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moore-Sheeley, Kirsten, 1989- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Insecticide-treated mosquito nets--History.
- Insecticide-treated mosquito nets.
- Malaria--Africa--Prevention--History--21st century.
- Malaria.
- Mosquitoes--Control--Africa--History.
- Mosquitoes.
- Malaria--Prevention--History--21st century.
- Mosquitoes--Control--History.
- Public health campaigns--Africa--History--21st century.
- Public health campaigns.
- Public health campaigns--History--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 231 pages) : illustrations (black and white.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023.
- Contents:
- Introduction. Making Evidence-Based Global Health in Africa
- The Scientific Object: Becoming the Right Tool for the Job
- The Biomedical Technology: From Kenyan Particulars to Global Universals
- The Technology of Neoliberal Policy: Taking Insecticide-Treated Nets to Market
- The Global Health Commodity: Selling the Value of Saving Lives
- The Domestic Technology: Making Healthy Homes in Kenya
- Conclusion. Lessons for Global Health and Malaria Control in a Precarious Age.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781421447582 (electronic bk.)
- 1421447584 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40032056231
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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