Farmer, Paul
Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History
- ISBN 13:
- 9781250800237
- author:
- Farmer, Paul
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Picador USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 704
- Dimensions:
- 20.9 x 14.1 x 3.2 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- Science, Medical, Infectious Diseases,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Ebola and the Ravages of History is a powerful and deeply researched account of the devastating outbreak that struck West Africa in 2014. The book tells the harrowing stories of Ebola victims while exploring the medical response and its implications. Paul Farmer, the internationally renowned doctor and anthropologist, brings his expertise to bear in this narrative, tracing the outbreak's rapid spread through a clinical desert where basic health-care facilities were scarce. He examines the chronic health failures in West Africa, which Farmer attributes to centuries of exploitation and injustice under formal colonial rule. This thorough and hopeful narrative is a crucial intervention in public-health discussions around the world, offering a definitive work of reportage, history, and advocacy.
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