The political ecology of malaria : emerging dynamics of wetland agriculture at the urban fringe in central Uganda /

Malaria remains one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. Matian van Soest looks at the malaria epidemic in the peri-urban zones of Uganda's capital Kampala against the backdrop of recent socio-ecological transformations.Based on long-term ethnographic research, t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Soest, Matian van, 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bielefeld : Transcript, [2020]
Series:Medical humanities (Transcript (Firm)) ; Bd. 4.
Subjects:
Malaria > Social aspects > Uganda > Kampala.
Malaria > Uganda > Kampala > Epidemiology.
Wetland agriculture > Health aspects > Uganda > Kampala.
Cultural Anthropology.
Cultural Geography.
Ethnology.
Medical Anthropology.
Medicine.
Political Ecology.
Social Inequality.
Sociology of Medicine.
Uganda.
Urban Fringe.
Paludisme > Aspect social > Ouganda > Kampala.
Paludisme > Ouganda > Kampala > Épidémiologie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Malaria > Epidemiology.
Malaria > Social aspects.
Uganda > Kampala.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Figures and Tables
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Malaria: A brief overview
  • 3. Ethnographic research in Uganda: Language and ethics in the field
  • 4. Kampala's urban fringe: Socio-economic dynamics and transformations
  • 5. Providing malaria treatment: Different forms of healthcare in Uganda
  • 6. Coping with malaria: Facets of health seeking
  • 7. Agriculture in the urban fringe: The ambivalent role of wetlands
  • 8. Conclusion
  • References.

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