{"product_id":"9780253111494","title":"Debility and the Moral Imagination in Botswana","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the rush to development in Botswana, and Africa more generally,\u003cbr\u003e changes in work, diet, and medical care have resulted in escalating experiences of\u003cbr\u003e chronic illness, debilitating disease, and accident. Debility and the Moral\u003cbr\u003e Imagination in Botswana documents how transformations wrought by colonialism,\u003cbr\u003e independence, industrialization, and development have effected changes in bodily\u003cbr\u003e life and perceptions of health, illness, and debility. In this intimate and powerful\u003cbr\u003e book, Julie Livingston explores the lives of debilitated persons, their caregivers,\u003cbr\u003e the medical and social networks of caring, and methods that communities have adopted\u003cbr\u003e for promoting well-being. Livingston traces how Tswana medical thought and practice\u003cbr\u003e have become intertwined with Western bio-medical ideas and techniques. By focusing\u003cbr\u003e on experiences and meanings of illness and bodily misfortune, Livingston sheds light\u003cbr\u003e on the complexities of the current HIV\/AIDS epidemic and places it in context with a\u003cbr\u003e long and complex history of impairment and debility. This book presents practical\u003cbr\u003e and thoughtful responses to physical misfortune and offers an understanding of the\u003cbr\u003e complex dynamic between social change and suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067716452592,"sku":"9780253111494","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780253111494_p0.jpg?v=1763680523","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253111494","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}