In the rush to development in Botswana, and Africa more
generally, changes in work, diet, and medical care have resulted in
escalating experiences of chronic illness, debilitating disease,
and accident. Debility and the Moral Imagination in Botswana
documents how transformations wrought by colonialism, independence,
industrialization, and development have effected changes in bodily
life and perceptions of health, illness, and debility. In this
intimate and powerful book, Julie Livingston explores the lives of
debilitated persons, their caregivers, the medical and social
networks of caring, and methods that communities have adopted for
promoting well-being. Livingston traces how Tswana medical thought
and practice have become intertwined with Western bio-medical ideas
and techniques. By focusing on experiences and meanings of illness
and bodily misfortune, Livingston sheds light on the complexities
of the current HIV/AIDS epidemic and places it in context with a
long and complex history of impairment and debility. This book
presents practical and thoughtful responses to physical misfortune
and offers an understanding of the complex dynamic between social
change and suffering.
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