The enculturated gene sickle cell health politics and biological difference in West Africa / Duana Fullwiley.
| Author/creator | Fullwiley, Duana |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Princeton : Princeton University Press, |
| Description | xxviii, 340 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: the powers of association -- Healthy sicklers with "mild" disease : local illness affects and population-level effects -- The biosocial politics of plants and people -- Attitudes of care -- Localized biologies : mapping race and sickle cell difference in French West Africa -- Ordering illness : heterozygous "trait" suffering in the land of the mild disease -- The work of patient advocacy -- Conclusion : economic and health futures amid hope and despair. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-328) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011017413 |
| ISBN | 9780691123165 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9780691123172 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |