AIDS, Intimacy and Care in Rural KwaZulu-Natal - A Kinship of Bones (Paperback)

In 2003-2006, Patricia Henderson lived in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal where she recorded the experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS. In this illuminating study, she recounts the concerns of rural people and explores local repertoires through which illness was folded into everyday life. The book spans a period when antiretroviral medication was not available, and moves on to a time when the treatment became accessible. Hope gradually became manifest in the recovery of a number of people through antiretroviral therapies and 'the return' of bodies they could recognise as their own. This research implies that protracted interaction with people over time, offers insights into the unfolding textures of everyday life, in particular in its focus on suffering, social and structural inequality, illness, violence, mourning, sensibility, care and intimacy.

General

Imprint:	Amsterdam University Press
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Care & Welfare
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	March 2012
Authors:	Patricia C. Henderson
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	254
ISBN-13:	978-90-896435-9-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > AIDS: social aspects Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Infectious & contagious diseases > HIV / AIDS Promotions
LSN:	90-896435-9-1
Barcode:	9789089643599

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