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Questioning Misfortune: The Pragmatics of Uncertainty in Eastern Uganda - Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology
Whyte, Susan Reynolds (University of Copenhagen)
Questioning Misfortune: The Pragmatics of Uncertainty in Eastern Uganda - Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology
Whyte, Susan Reynolds (University of Copenhagen)
This study of adversity and its social causes in rural Uganda considers how people deal with life's uncertainties - sickness, suffering, marital problems, failure, and death. It emphasises the fact that remedies often fail and that doubt and uncertainty persist.
274 pages, 12 b/w illus. 1 colour illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 8, 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521595582 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 274 |
| Dimensions | 153 × 229 × 14 mm · 402 g |
| Language | English |
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