Case Studies in Global Health by Lillian Walkover, Jack Fukus... - 9781041034865

Case Studies in Global HealthIlluminating Theory and Practice\nAuthor(s): Lillian Walkover, Jack Fukushima, Sriram Shamasunder, Phuoc V. Le\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781041034865, 978-1041034865\nSynopsis\nThe field of Global Health can be complex and challenging to navigate. This fascinating set of case studies not only illustrates the global interconnectedness of health issues across different continents but also brings clarity to the range of social theories used to make sense of the construction and distribution of health and illness around the world.\n\nEach chapter features an ethnographic case study paired with a social theory. Beginning in southern Mexico, and exploring the concept of structural violence through the story of a family diagnosed with HIV and TB, the book travels to Haiti to add a postcolonial analysis through the story of a young boy with a congenital heart condition. Heading north to N.