Paradoxes of Care: Children and Global Medical Aid in Egypt - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Rania Kassab SweisSeries:Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies andPublish date:2021-06-29Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:Stanford University PressISBN-13:9781503628632ISBN-10:1503628639UPC:9781503628632Book Category:Social Science, History, MedicalBook Subcategory:Disease & Health Issues, Middle East, Public HealthBook Topic:EgyptSize:8.90 x 5.83 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC78TJG488
Paradoxes of Care: Children and Global Medical Aid in Egypt
Each year, billions of dollars are spent on global humanitarian health initiatives. These efforts are intended to care for suffering bodies, especially those of distressed children living in poverty. But as global medical aid can often overlook the local economic and political systems that cause bodily suffering, it can also unintentionally prolong the very conditions that hurt children and...
Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and
Language:EnglishPublisher:Stanford University PressISBN-13:9781503628632ISBN-10:1503628639UPC:9781503628632Book Category:Social Science, History, MedicalBook Subcategory:Disease & Health Issues, Middle East, Public HealthBook Topic:EgyptSize:8.90 x 5.83 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC78TJG488
Rania Kassab Sweis is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Richmond.
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