Health, Healing and Illness in African History

by Rebekah Lee

In this book, Rebekah Lee offers a critical introduction to the diverse history of health, healing and illness in sub-Saharan Africa from the 1800s to the present day. Its focus is not simply on disease but rather on how illness and health were understood and managed: by healthcare providers, African patients, their families and communities.

Through a sustained interdisciplinary approach, Lee brings to the foreground a cast...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474254381
• ISBN13: 9781474254380
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"