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White Plague, Black Labor: Tuberculosis and the Political Economy of Health and Disease in South Africa (Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care)
Randall M. Packard
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Description for White Plague, Black Labor: Tuberculosis and the Political Economy of Health and Disease in South Africa (Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care)
Paperback. Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MJL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Why does tuberculosis, a disease which is both curable and preventable, continue to produce over 50,000 new cases a year in South Africa, primarily among blacks? In answering this question Randall Packard traces the history of one of the most devastating diseases in twentieth-century Africa, against the background of the changing political and economic forces that have shaped South African society from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. These forces have generated a growing backlog of disease among black workers and their families and at the same time have prevented the development of effective public health measures ... Read more
Why does tuberculosis, a disease which is both curable and preventable, continue to produce over 50,000 new cases a year in South Africa, primarily among blacks? In answering this question Randall Packard traces the history of one of the most devastating diseases in twentieth-century Africa, against the background of the changing political and economic forces that have shaped South African society from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. These forces have generated a growing backlog of disease among black workers and their families and at the same time have prevented the development of effective public health measures ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Series
Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520065758
SKU
V9780520065758
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About Randall M. Packard
Randall M. Packard is Asa G. Chandler Professor and Chair of the History Department at Emory College. He is the author of Chiefship and Cosmology.
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