The political ecology of malaria : emerging dynamics of wetland agriculture at the urban fringe in central Uganda / Matian van Soest.

By:

Soest, Matian van, 1984- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Medical humanities (Transcript (Firm)) ; Bd. 4.Publisher: Bielefeld : Transcript, [2020]Description: 1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9783839450536
3839450535

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Political Ecology of Malaria : Emerging Dynamics of Wetland Agriculture at the Urban Fringe in Central UgandaDDC classification:

362.1969/3620096761 23

LOC classification:

RA644.M2 S64 2020

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Contents:

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Figures and Tables -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Malaria: A brief overview -- 3. Ethnographic research in Uganda: Language and ethics in the field -- 4. Kampala's urban fringe: Socio-economic dynamics and transformations -- 5. Providing malaria treatment: Different forms of healthcare in Uganda -- 6. Coping with malaria: Facets of health seeking -- 7. Agriculture in the urban fringe: The ambivalent role of wetlands -- 8. Conclusion -- References.

Summary: Malaria remains one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. Matian van Soest looks at the malaria epidemic in the peri-urban zones of Uganda's capital Kampala against the backdrop of recent socio-ecological transformations.Based on long-term ethnographic research, the book provides a holistic picture of the malaria epidemic in central Uganda, revealing the highly localized character of an epidemic that once spanned across almost the entire globe. Understanding, and ultimately tackling the disease, requires an appreciation of the social, political, as well as ecological circumstances that frame this epidemic.

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Malaria remains one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. Matian van Soest looks at the malaria epidemic in the peri-urban zones of Uganda's capital Kampala against the backdrop of recent socio-ecological transformations.Based on long-term ethnographic research, the book provides a holistic picture of the malaria epidemic in central Uganda, revealing the highly localized character of an epidemic that once spanned across almost the entire globe. Understanding, and ultimately tackling the disease, requires an appreciation of the social, political, as well as ecological circumstances that frame this epidemic.

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