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245 10 a| Paradoxes of careh| [electronic resource] :b| children and global medical aid in Egypt /c| Rania Kassab Sweis.;

260 a| Stanford, California :b| Stanford University Press,c| 2021.;

300 a| xi, 193 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

490 1 a| Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Sheltering children -- Healthcare on patrol -- (In)visible wounds -- Do Muslim village girls need saving? -- Professional ambivalence.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Paradoxes of Care examines how prominent global aid organizations attempt to care for vulnerable children in Egypt through biomedical interventions and global healthcare programs. Focusing on two main child recipients-street children and out-of-school village girls-this in-depth ethnographic study reveals how global aid fails to "save" these children according to its stated aims but rather produces paradoxes of care for children and local aid workers. In capturing medical humanitarian encounters in real time, Paradoxes of Care illustrates how child recipients and local aid experts grapple, together, with global aid's shortcomings as well as its paradoxical outcomes in Egypt. By foregrounding vulnerable children's responses to global medical aid, this book moves past the unquestioned benevolence of global health in the Middle East to demonstrate how children manage their bodies and lives both with and without the assistance of global medicine"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Paradoxes of care children and global medical aid in Egypt / Rania Kassab Sweis.

Author/creator	Sweis, Rania Kassab
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2021.
Description	xi, 193 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Child health services--Egypt. Children--Health and hygiene. --Egypt. Medical assistance--Egypt.

Series	Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures. ^A703302
Contents	Sheltering children -- Healthcare on patrol -- (In)visible wounds -- Do Muslim village girls need saving? -- Professional ambivalence.
Abstract	"Paradoxes of Care examines how prominent global aid organizations attempt to care for vulnerable children in Egypt through biomedical interventions and global healthcare programs. Focusing on two main child recipients-street children and out-of-school village girls-this in-depth ethnographic study reveals how global aid fails to "save" these children according to its stated aims but rather produces paradoxes of care for children and local aid workers. In capturing medical humanitarian encounters in real time, Paradoxes of Care illustrates how child recipients and local aid experts grapple, together, with global aid's shortcomings as well as its paradoxical outcomes in Egypt. By foregrounding vulnerable children's responses to global medical aid, this book moves past the unquestioned benevolence of global health in the Middle East to demonstrate how children manage their bodies and lives both with and without the assistance of global medicine"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2020044966
ISBN	9781503628502 (cloth)
ISBN	9781503628632 (paperback)
ISBN	(ebook)

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