Health in a fragile state : science, sorcery, and spirit in the Lower Congo
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Janzen John M. ;
- ISBN : 978-0-299-32500-8, 0-299-32500-8, 978-0-299-32504-6
- Sujets : Santé publique -- Congo (République démocratique), Santé publique, Soins médicaux, Anthropologie médicale, SorcellerieCongo DR
- Comprend : Science, sorcery, and spirit in the Lower Congo
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 volume (XVIII-262 pages), : Illustrations, cartes, couverture illustrée en couleurs, 24 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : Africa and the diaspora, : History, politics, culture.
Notes
Notes bibliographiques pages 235-241. Bibliographie pages 243-250. Index
Résumé
Based on extensive field research in the Manianga region of the Lower Congo, Health in a Fragile State is an anthropological account of public health and health care after the collapse of the Congolese state in the 1980s and 1990s. This work brings into focus John M. Janzen's earlier books on African health and healing, revealing the collaborative effort by local, national, and international agencies to create viable alternative institutions to those that represented the centralized state. This book documents and analyzes the realignment of existing institutions and the creation of new ones that shape health and healing.'?