Covid and Custom in Rural South Africa: Culture, Healthcare and the State

by Leslie Bank and Nelly Sharpley

This book explores the impact of Covid-19, and the associated state lockdown, on rural lives in a former homeland in South Africa. The 2020 Disaster Management Act saw the state sweep through rural areas, targeting funerals and other customary practices as potential "super-spreader" events. This unprecedented clampdown produced widespread disruption, fear and anxiety. The authors build on path-breaking work concerning local responses to West Africa's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197659616
• ISBN13: 9780197659618
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.5"