| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations, maps. |
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text file |
| Series |
New African histories
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New African histories series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface: A Week in the Life of the Uganda Cancer Institute -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The African Lymphoma -- A Hospital Built from Scratch -- Africanizing Oncology in Idi Amin's Uganda -- Rocket Launchers and Toxic Drugs -- When Radiotherapy Travels -- Research Is Our Resource -- Epilogue: In Memoriam -- A Note on Historical and Ethnographic Anonymity, Archives, and Access. |
| Summary |
"Combining methods from African studies, science and technology studies, and medical anthropology, Marissa Mika considers the Uganda Cancer Institute as a microcosm of the Ugandan state and as a lens through which to trace the political, technological, moral, and intellectual aspirations and actions of health care providers and patients"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Uganda Cancer Institute.
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Cancer -- Hospitals -- Uganda.
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Cancer -- Hospitals. |
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Uganda. |
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Oncology -- Uganda.
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Oncology. |
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Medical policy -- Uganda.
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Medical policy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mika, Marissa, 1981- Africanizing oncology Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2021. 9780821424650 (DLC) 2021011141 |
| ISBN |
9780821447512 electronic book |
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0821447513 electronic book |
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9780821424650 hardcover |
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