Health in a Fragile State: Science, Sorcery, and Spirit in the Lower Congo

by John M Janzen and John M. Janzen

Book Overview

Based on extensive field research in the Manianga region of the Lower Congo, Health in a Fragile State is an anthropological account of public health and health care after the collapse of the Congolese state in the 1980s and 1990s. This work brings into focus John M. Janzen's earlier books on African health and healing, revealing the collaborative effort by local, national, and international agencies to create viable alternative institutions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299325008
• ISBN13: 9780299325008
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"