10%OFF
The Experiment Must Continue: Medical Research and Ethics in East Africa, 1940–2014
Melissa Graboyes
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Experiment Must Continue: Medical Research and Ethics in East Africa, 1940–2014
Paperback. Series: Perspectives on Global Health. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBQ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
The Experiment Must Continue is a beautifully articulated ethnographic history of medical experimentation in East Africa from 1940 through 2014. In it, Melissa Graboyes combines her training in public health and in history to treat her subject with the dual sensitivities of a medical ethicist and a fine historian. She breathes life into the fascinating histories of research on human subjects, elucidating the hopes of the interventionists and the experiences of the putative beneficiaries.
Historical case studies highlight failed attempts to eliminate tropical diseases, while modern examples delve into ongoing malaria and HIV/AIDS research. Collectively, these show how East ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Perspectives on Global Health
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Athens, United States
ISBN
9780821421734
SKU
V9780821421734
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Melissa Graboyes
Melissa Graboyes, a historian, examines topics related to global health, ethics, and biomedicine in East Africa. She is the author of The Experiment Must Continue: Medical Research and Ethics in East Africa, 1940–2014. She teaches in the Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon.
Reviews for The Experiment Must Continue: Medical Research and Ethics in East Africa, 1940–2014
“Graboyes’ arguments are critical for contemporary researchers who must understand how the ‘residue’ of each experiment alters the course of the next. … [Her] book, which does not presume knowledge of the history and ethnography of medical research in Africa, is written in engaging and jargon-free prose. …[It] is certain to prompt lively classroom discussions about global health, African medical ... Read more