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Vita - Life in a Zone of Social Abandonment (Paperback, 2 Revised Edition)
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Vita - Life in a Zone of Social Abandonment (Paperback, 2 Revised Edition)
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Zones of social abandonment are emerging everywhere in Brazil's big
cities--places like Vita, where the unwanted, the mentally ill, the
sick, and the homeless are left to die. This haunting,
unforgettable story centers on a young woman named Catarina,
increasingly paralyzed and said to be mad, living out her time at
Vita. Anthropologist Joao Biehl leads a detective-like journey to
know Catarina; to unravel the cryptic, poetic words that are part
of the "dictionary" she is compiling; and to trace the complex
network of family, medicine, state, and economy in which her
abandonment and pathology took form. An instant classic, Vita has
been widely acclaimed for its bold fieldwork, theoretical
innovation, and literary force. Reflecting on how Catarina's life
story continues, this updated edition offers the reader a powerful
new afterword and gripping new photographs following Biehl and
Eskerod's return to Vita. Anthropology at its finest, Vita is
essential reading for anyone who is grappling with how to
understand the conditions of life, thought, and ethics in the
contemporary world.
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