Pollock, Anne

Medicating Race

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ISBN 13:
9780822353447
author:
Pollock, Anne
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Duke University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2012
Pages:
280
Dimensions:
23.37 x 15.49 x 1.78 centimetres
Genre:
Nonfiction, Social Sciences, African-American Studies,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£24.83

Description

Medicating Race explores the complex relationship between heart disease, pharmaceuticals, and race in the United States over the past century. From the early days of American cardiology to the FDA's approval of BiDil, Anne Pollock examines how these factors intersect and influence one another.

The book delves into various aspects of this dynamic interplay, including the construction of "normal" populations in epidemiological research, debates about African American hypertension, and physician advocacy for black patients. By tracing the troubled history of race and biomedicine, Pollock argues that medical treatment should be seen as a site of political and social contestation.

Ultimately, this scholarly analysis seeks to hold medicine accountable to truth and justice, rather than simply settling matters of race and genetics. This nuanced exploration is essential for understanding the fraught yet vital present of racialized medical technologies.

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