Evidence, Ethos and Experiment: The Anthropology and History of Medical Research in Africa

by Catherine Molyneux and Wenzel Geissler

Medical research has been central to biomedicine in Africa for over a century, and Africa, along with other tropical areas, has been crucial to the development of medical science. At present, study populations in Africa participate in an increasing number of medical research projects and clinical trials, run by both public institutions and private companies. Global debates about the politics and ethics of this research are growing and local concerns...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857450921
• ISBN13: 9780857450920
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 508 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"