Ebola, culture, and politics : the anthropology of an emerging disease / Barry S. Hewlett, Bonnie L. Hewlett.
| Author/creator | Hewlett, Barry S., 1950- |
| Other author | Hewlett, Bonnie L. (Bonnie Lynn), 1961- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Student ed. |
| Publication Info | Belmont, CA : Thomson Higher Education, ©2008. |
| Description | viii, 183 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Anthropology of an emerging disease |
| Series | Case studies on contemporary social issues Case studies on contemporary social issues. ^A565037 |
| Contents | Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Images and first contact -- What is ebola? -- First contact -- What is culture? -- Key questions -- Organization of the book -- What's new -- Terminology -- 2. Outbreak ethnography : the anthropologist's toolkit -- Field conditions -- The relationship between theory and methods -- What did we do in the field? -- 3. Indigenous knowledge about epidemics : Uganda 2000-2001 -- Background on Ugandan outbreak -- Cultural models -- Issues of concern to national and international teams -- Intracultural variability -- Conclusions -- 4. Providing humanitarian care : Congo 2003 -- Background on Congo outbreak -- First days in the field -- Cultural models -- Issues of concern to national and international teams -- Intracultural variability -- Conclusion -- 5. Facing death and stigmatization : healthcare workers and survivors -- Nurses and other healthcare workers -- Survivors -- Conclusion. |
| Contents | 6. Ebola outbreaks, past and present -- Yambuku, DR Congo (1976) -- Kikwit, DR Congo (1995) -- Yambio, Sudan (2004) -- Conclusion -- 7. Outbreak control -- Beliefs and practices within the community -- Beliefs and practices from outside the community -- Conclusions -- 8. Explaining human responses to acute high-mortality epidemics -- Anthropological and historical studies of human responses to epidemics -- An evolutionary biocultural model -- Conclusions -- 9. Policy, bioterrorism, and bird flu -- Policy issues -- Ebola as a bioterrorist weapon and the threat of a bird flu pandemic -- Reflections -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- References cited -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-177) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Hewlett, Barry S., 1950- Ebola, culture, and politics. Student ed. Belmont, CA : Thomson Higher Education, ©2008 |
| ISBN | 9780495009184 |
| ISBN | 0495009180 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | RA650.8 .A1 H485 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |