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--Prevention--Africa--History--21st century.

Malaria.

Malaria--Prevention--History--21st century.

Mosquitoes--Control--Africa--History.

Mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes--Control--History.

Public health campaigns--Africa--History--21st century.

Public health campaigns.

Public health campaigns--History--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This book tracks the life history of insecticide-treated nets to explain how and why this technology became a cornerstone of global malaria control in the twenty first century"-- Provided by publisher.

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:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Moore-Sheeley, Kirsten Nothing but Nets

ISBN:

9781421447582

1421447584

OCLC:

1409029083